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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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, 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...

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...

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...