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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,...

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...

Peru: Omicron cases rise in Lima, All mild cases and no hospitalizations

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The presence of the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to cause an alert in the country. The head of the Ministry of Health (Minsa), Hernando Cevallos, reported that...

Vietnam: Hanoi reports most COVID-19 cases for 5th consecutive day

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Vietnam Ministry of Health reported an additional 16,377 cases of COVID-19 in 62 provinces and cities today. Included is 1774 cases reported in Hanoi, which saw the...

South Africa: 2 additional confirmed human rabies cases reported in KwaZulu-Natal

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The National Institute of Communicable Diseases (NICD) two new confirmed human rabies cases from KwaZulu-Natal province since our last report, bringing the total to 19...

São Paulo reports more than 139K dengue cases in 2021

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in São Paulo, Brazil reported 139,400 dengue fever cases, including 58 deaths through the beginning of December this year. Dengue is a mosquito-borne...

South Africa Omicron study: Early analyses suggest a reduced risk of hospitalization

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Since the introduction of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in March 2020, South Africa has experienced three epidemic waves with the Beta...

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Viking Sea outbreak update: Vibrio and E. coli reported as causative agents

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the gastrointestinal illness outbreak that affected 118 passengers and crew onboard a recent Viking Cruise Lines Viking Sea voyage, The Centers for...