By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Brazil Ministry of Health launched this month the National Plan to End Tuberculosis as a Public Health Problem – Strategies for 2021-2025 . The document aims to inform...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 According to infectious disease expert, Dr. Edsel Salvana, COVID-19 cases continue to drop across all major island groups in the Philippines. However, he states that the RATE...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In a follow-up on a post from earlier this month, the Swedish Public Health Agency has decided to continue to recommend Pfizer / Biontech’s COVID-19 vaccine, Comirnaty,...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the increase in invasive Group B Streptococcus cases and the current investigation, Hong Kong health officials report the following: As of October 20, the...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Advisory issued for control of dengue virus The National Institute of Health’s Field Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Division on Friday issued an advisory regarding prevention...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Toronto Public Health (TPH) has received lab results confirming that a bat found in High Park on Monday, July 19 has tested positive for rabies. TPH received the positive test results...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Merck announced voluntarily recalling one lot of CUBICIN® (daptomycin for injection) 500mg for intravenous use, Lot 934778, Exp June 2022. Because treatment with CUBICIN is likely...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A new study published in The New England Journal of Medicine has found no correlation between COVID-19 vaccinations and risk of first-trimester miscarriages, providing further evidence...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Florida state health officials reported one additional case/death due to Vibrio vulnificus, according to data published October 22. The latest case/death is reported from Levy...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 San Diego County health officials reported three new shigella cases associated with an ongoing outbreak, bringing the total to 18 confirmed and three probable cases among individuals...