NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews After reporting a record 31 human cases of avian influenza A(H5N6) in 2021, Chinese health officials are reporting the first case of 2022 in Guangdong Province. According...

The Omicron variant was detected for the first time in South Africa in November 2021 and has since spread to many countries. It is expected to become the dominant variant within a few weeks or months....

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The World Health Organization (WHO) in the Western Pacific Region were notified of an additional human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) from China. The case is...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In 2021, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a total of five human rabies cases/deaths, including three cases from September to November...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews A Shigellosis outbreak was declared November 26, 2021 in Bulawayo City, the second largest city in Zimbabwe. The outbreak is mostly centered around Tshabalala suburb....

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The UK Health Security Agency reported today on a confirmed a case of avian influenza in a person in the South West of England. Officials say the person acquired the...

On Wednesday, The Italian Council of Ministers met under the chairmanship of President Mario Draghi and Minister of Health Roberto Speranza and issued a decree that introduces urgent measures to deal with...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews According to a report in the news source DOL (computer translated): Residents of Cametá, in northeastern Pará, are concerned about a wave of death for patients who...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Ireland’s Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) reported 16 additional syphilis cases the week ending December 25, bringing the total cases to 792 with one...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials in North Cotabato, in the Soccsksargen region in Mindanao are reporting an outbreak of typhoid fever in the village of Manaulanan. Health authorities say at...