NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in Pakistan reports two deaths due to infection with the brain eating amoeba, Naegleria fowleri, in the past week in Karachi. The dead include a woman from Qayyumabad...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The infection of a migratory bird with the H5N1 virus, known as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) or Avian Influenza, was confirmed in Rio de Janeiro this Saturday. The bird...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Starting June 1, it will be possible to vaccinate against HPV for children aged 12 and 13 free of charge. Registration starts on May 27, according to Polish health officials. Wherever...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up concerning Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Senegal, health officials report a second case of the disease on May 9, this case from the Linguère district...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A Buruli ulcer epidemic was declared in the health zone of Bogose Nubea more than 40 kilometers from the town of Gemena, capital of Sud-Ubangi in the North-West of the Democratic...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-positive case of yellow fever was reported in Côte d’Ivoire on 8 May following confirmation at the Institut Pasteur in Dakar. The patient...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the dengue fever outbreak in Afar, Ethiopia, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports a total of 1,638 suspected and confirmed cases and nine associated deaths...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reports 10 cases of mpox diagnosed in the UK since the last epidemiological update on 4 May. This brings the total number of new cases in the...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife reported last week on a woman who brought a juvenile raccoon into the Auburn Petco on Mt. Auburn Ave to have its nails trimmed on...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The CDC, along with state and federal partners, is investigating reports of 18 Salmonella infections in 6 states–Washington (6), Oregon (4), Idaho (4), Utah (2), California...