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Alaska reports doubling of syphilis cases

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Alaska state health officials report the syphilis outbreak, that was declared in 2018, more than doubled in magnitude from 2018 to 2019. State epidemiologists say...

Red Onions Linked to Salmonella Outbreak

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By Jory Lange Red Onions are at the root of a Salmonella outbreak that has 212 in the United States and sickened 114 in Canada.  47 people have been hospitalized in the US and Canada.  According to the...

Columbia professor, W. Ian Lipkin, MD, developing the health protocols for Democratic National Convention

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W. Ian Lipkin, MD, director of the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, is developing the health protocols for the August 17-20 Democratic National...

Upstate New York: Jefferson County reports increase in gonorrhea cases

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials with Jefferson County Public Health in upstate New York are reporting an increase in gonorrhea cases in 2020. Authorities report 105 gonorrhea cases...

Brazil: Paraná state records more than 200,000 dengue cases in past year

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In an update on the dengue fever situation in Brazil, officials in Paraná state report 157 deaths and 217,891 confirmed cases of dengue since July 2019, when the...

Philippines: Cebu records nearly 1000 COVID-19 cases, Bird flu task force reactivated

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews COVID-19 The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) recorded 3954 positive COVID-19 cases Thursday, bringing the country total to 89,374. The National Capital Region...

Philippines: Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, H5N6, detected on Pampanga farm

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Dr Ronnie Domingo, Chief Veterinary Officer with the Bureau of Animal Industry, Department of Agriculture in Manila, Philippines notified the World Organisation for...

Yellow fever: Experimental monoclonal antibody shows success in early-stage clinical trials in Singapore

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Yellow fever, a hemorrhagic disease that is common in South America and sub-Saharan Africa, infects about 200,000 people per year and causes an estimated 30,000 deaths. While there is a vaccine for yellow...

Burkholderia cepacia complex cluster investigated in dialysis patients in Hong Kong

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) reports investigating a cluster of Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC) infection in dialysis patients. The Department...

New Open-Source Tool Helps Users Navigate a COVID-19 World

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A unique, new online tool called COVID Can I Do It?, or CCIDI, empowers individuals to assess their risk of COVID-19 transmission while engaging in a selected activity at a specific location. Developed...