Robert Herriman

Microbiologist, podcaster and Editor at Outbreak News Today.

Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) has confirmed the eighth human case of West Nile virus (WNV) infection in Dallas County for the 2014 season. The resident, who lives in the 75243 zip code...

Three San Diego County children were among the first four cases of enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) respiratory infection confirmed in California this year, the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency...

In a follow-up to a report in late August concerning a mass measles vaccination campaign that commenced in early September, Department of Health officials are reporting some good success two weeks into...

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has identified a case of respiratory illness due to Enterovirus D-68 (EV-D68) in a child who was hospitalized with acute respiratory symptoms. The child was released...

In an Ebola situation roadmap released by the World Health Organization (WHO) today, UN health officials provide updates to the West Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Ebola Virus Disease...

While dengue fever cases are down significantly in the Philippines in 2014, one town in Pampanga province has declared a dengue fever outbreak as dozens of cases and two fatalities have been reported during...

Crew members on board a Liberian vessel headed for New Orleans do not have Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) according to a statement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wednesday night. CDC,...

“UNICEF and WHO have been shocked and saddened to learn of the deaths of at least 15 young children in Idlib, Syria. The deaths of the children occurred in areas where a measles immunization campaign...

The Office of Food Inspection in the European landlocked country of Liechtenstein has issued a public warning after 1300 kg of bad cheese turned up missing, according to an Office of Food Inspection...

The polio outbreak that struck the Horn of Africa affected 217 people in the three countries and now there are reports of an additional case of wild poliovirus 1 (WPV-1) in Somalia, the 6th case (5 in...