By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Ebola The World Health Organization (WHO) African regional office said Friday that there has been an additional confirmed Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) case reported in...

New research suggests that children can shed SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, even if they never develop symptoms or for long after symptoms have cleared. But many questions remain about the...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Singapore government has now reported more than 27,000 dengue fever cases through Aug 28 in this record setting year after recording around one thousand cases...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Costa Rica Ministry of Health reported 1,193 new cases of COVID-19 Friday, bringing the country total to 38,485 confirmed cases. 411 people are hospitalized,...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Toronto Public Health has received a positive laboratory report identifying Toronto’s first reported case of West Nile virus for 2020 in an adult resident. West...

In Finland, the Institute of Health and Welfare reports number of new coronavirus infections remains relatively small at national level. While the number and incidence of cases have risen compared to...

As part of its ongoing efforts to fight COVID-19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today broadened the scope of the existing emergency use authorization (EUA) for the drug Veklury (remdesivir) to...

A CDC study looking at more than 80,000 adult patients hospitalized with flu over eight seasons found that sudden, serious heart complications were common, occurring in 12% of patients, or 1 in 8. “Previous...

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced that Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a mosquito-borne illness, has been detected in 11 horses in 8 South Carolina...

South Carolina health officials report that a bobcat located near Hassie Road and Mossy Point Court in Marion, S.C., tested positive for rabies. One pet was exposed and will be quarantined as required...