NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has updated guidelines for citizens on coronavirus testing and quarantine in areas where comprehensive infection tracing...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Uganda infections. As of January 10, 2022, a total of...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the H5N6 avian influenza situation on Mainland China, Hong Kong health officials report five additional human cases of avian influenza A(H5N6) from...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews A local health emergency has been issued in Andresito, in Posadas, Argentina due to a number of recent cases of botulism. This has caused the death of three people, while...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Chile health officials announced today vaccination began this Monday with a new (fourth, second booster) dose for immunocompromised people 12 years of age and older who...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Iloilo province in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines reported a three fold increase in human rabies deaths in 2021 compared to 2020, according...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported three confirmed monkeypox cases in December 2021 in Cross River, Lagos and Delta states, bringing the total confirmed...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the Salmonella situation in Salta province, Argentina, The Salta Ministry of Public Health reported that, in 2021, they confirmed 1,643 cases of salmonellosis...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Epidemiology Directorate of La Pampa issued a health alert due to three cases of suspected psittacosis in General Pico, town located 135 kilometers north of Santa Rosa. The individuals...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Heidelberg Zoo in Germany is reporting the death of a goose at the zoo earlier this month. The bird was infected with the pathogen, H5N1 avian influenza. Presumably the goose...