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Fechavirus, a new cat virus, cause of 2018 outbreak of feline diarrhea and vomiting

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A new feline virus called fechavirus was discovered to be the cause of a outbreak of feline diarrhea and vomiting at the British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (BC SPCA)  in...

COVID-19 in Russia: 400K cases, Avifavir approved for treatment

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Russian Health Ministry reports 9,268 new COVID-19 cases, bring the country total to 405,843. Moscow continues to account for the most cases with greater than...

Pakistan: COVID-19 outbreak, mandatory masks and locusts

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The COVID-19 outbreak in Pakistan increased by 3,039 new cases and 88 deaths in the last 24 hours, bringing the country totals to 69,496 cases and 1483 deaths through...

Malaysia: Dramatic increase in chikungunya cases in Perak state

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Perak State Health Department  has reported a significant increase in chikungunya cases in the state during the first five months of 2020. Perak Health Department...

Costa Rica reports triple the dengue cases compared to last year

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Costa Rica Ministry of Health has reported 2,689 dengue fever cases year to date. This is triple the number of cases reported during the same period last year...

Sweden: COVID-19 testing for elderly care residents and staff, Recommendations for high schools, sports withdrawn

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Swedish health authorities said last week that sampling and testing for COVID-19 infection detection in the elderly care, both among the elderly and among the staff,...

Philippines: COVID-19 cases rise as testing increased, clearing of backlog

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Philippines health officials reported an additional 590 confirmed COVID-19 cases today, bringing the country total to 17,224. The number of daily confirmed cases has...

Brazil COVID-19 cases near 500K, Public health labs increase testing capacity

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Brazil Ministry of Health (MOH) is registering nearly a half-million coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19 cases (498,440) through Saturday. Officials report...

Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF): Two additional cases reported in Russia

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Russia have reported (computer translated) two laboratory-confirmed cases of Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever were confirmed among residents of...

Ebola: Outbreak update, Vaccine recommended for approval in EU

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In an update on the Ebola virus disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), no new cases were reported during the week May 20-26. Since the...