By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews  Case counts Brazil’s Ministry of Health is now reporting 363,211 COVID-19 cases through Sunday evening, securing the country the spot as nation with the second...

Lyme disease can have unusual presentations. Physicians and the public should be aware of its different manifestations, as people spend more time outside in the warmer weather and as the areas in Canada...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews As of Sunday, 16,550 COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Japan, including 820 deaths. Last Thursday, Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced the partial lifting...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews South African health officials reported an additional 1240 COVID-19 cases Sunday, bringing the country total to 22,583- the most cases in Africa. Western Cape province...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Texas animal health officials reported receiving four new reports of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) in equine and cattle– Hudspeth County, Kerr County, ...

Cidara Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company developing long-acting therapeutics to transform the standard of care for patients facing serious fungal or viral infections, and Mundipharma announced...

Maspeth, NY company, New Hoque and Sons, Inc., announced Thursday they were recalling Radhuni Curry Powder, contained in 400g plastic bottles, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Radhuni...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews COVID-19 update Philippines health officials reported 258 new COVID-19 cases and five deaths today, bringing the country total to 14,035 cases and 868 deaths. Three...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews On Friday, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that South America has now become an epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic. Here we’ll look at...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The city government of Toyohashi, in Aichi Prefecture, Japan reported (computer translated) a imported human case of rabies. This is the first such case in Japan since...