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Hepatitis E Virus in South Sudan: Cases have risen significantly in 2021

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that the number of Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) cases in South Sudan have risen significantly, increasing from 564 reported...

Meningitis epidemic declared over in Tshopo province, DRC

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Minister of Health, Hygiene and Prevention, Doctor Jean-Jacques Mbungani, Thursday declared the end of the meningitis epidemic in Banalia, Tshopo province, Democratic...

Scripps Research and collaborators find new target for universal influenza vaccine

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews A new antibody discovered in the blood of some people vaccinated against or infected with influenza can recognize a broad variety of flu viruses Scientists at Scripps...

Ohio: COVID-19 infection detected in deer in six locations

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Scientists have detected infection by at least three variants of the virus that causes COVID-19 in free-ranging white-tailed deer in six northeast Ohio locations, the...

COVID-19 present in white-tailed deer in Texas

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Research conducted by Douglas Watts, Ph.D., professor of biological sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso, has found COVID-19 present in white-tailed deer in...

Nigeria reports 10 additional Lassa fever cases

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Ten additional confirmed Lassa fever cases were reported during the week ending December 19, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). This brings the...

Costa Rica COVID-19: Slight increase in cases, hospitalizations and deaths continue to decline; More Omicron reported

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Costa Rica Ministry of Health report a slight increase in COVID-19 cases (1.8%) the week ending December 18 compared to the week ending Dec. 11. At the same time,...

Yellow fever in West and Central Africa: Vaccination coverage is not sufficient

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews On Thursday, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that nine countries in the WHO African Region (Cameroon, Chad, Central African Republic (CAR), Côte d’Ivoire,...

Dengue in the Americas: 1.17 million cases reported to date

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Through December 10, 2021, 1,173,674 total dengue fever cases were reported in the Americas. The Southern Cone reported the highest number of dengue cases with a total...

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Ohio: 1st Powassan virus case reported in Columbiana County

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Ohio officials reported Thursday on the first case of Powassan Virus Disease (POW) in the state in Columbiana County. The patient, a resident of the Lisbon area was suspected...