AbbVie announced Friday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved DALVANCE® (dalbavancin) for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) in pediatric...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Less than one month after reporting their first Powassan virus infection of the year, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) has confirmed...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Government of Amapá confirmed Wednesday one death from yellow fever in the city of Macapá. The patient was a 21-year-old man who was hospitalized at the Oswaldo Cruz State Emergency...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Saudi Arabia health officials reported a new case of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) in a 67-year-old man from Riyadh City. It is reported the man had contact...

Recovered COVID-19 patients retain broad and effective longer-term immunity to the disease, suggests a recent Emory University study, which is the most comprehensive of its kind so far. The findings have...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Researchers from several Malaysian universities looked at using molecular techniques to see if human infections with simian malaria parasites were present among indigenous communities...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Thailand health officials reported a record 15,335 COVID-19 cases Sunday, which includes 641 cases in the prison population. This topped the country’s previous high on Friday...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews South Carolina health authorities reported Friday that a puppy found in Edgefield County, near Lanier Road in Johnston, SC has tested positive for rabies. At least...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Nigerian health officials continue to report an increase in cholera cases across the country. In the week ending July 11, eight states and Federal Capital Territory...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The San Diego Zoo reported Friday that a male snow leopard is suspected to be positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The big cat had symptoms of...