NewsDesk @bactiman63 Philippines health authorities are reporting an 169 percent increase in cases of mosquito-borne chikungunya fever during the first five months of the year, according to Inquirer.net...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the gastrointestinal outbreak that affected 93 people (passengers and crew) onboard a recent voyage of Carnival Cruise Line’s, Carnival Splendor, the Centers...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Connecticut state health officials reported this week that a resident has tested positive for Powassan virus infection (POWV). This is the second case of POWV associated illness identified...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the Yemeni Ministry of Public Health and Population (MOPHP), during the past 5 months of this year, the number of measles infected people in areas controlled by the Yemeni...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Since the beginning of the year through June 4, the Malaysia Ministry of Health has reported a total of 82,846 hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) cases. This is an increase of 32-fold...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization in Sri Lanka says the country has seen a rapid rise in the cases of dengue fever during the past few months of 2022. This has prompted a dengue alert...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) in South Africa , along with the Gauteng Department of Health report over the last two weeks of May 2022, four laboratory-confirmed...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the cluster of Legionnaires’ disease cases in the Highbridge area of the Bronx, the NYC Health Department is currently investigating a community cluster of 25...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Public Health Officials announced Pueblo County’s first human tularemia case in 2022 in a youth. “Pueblo residents, especially those living in Pueblo West, are advised that...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Pakistan officials report on the eighth wild poliovirus case of 2022 Friday. This most recent case is a 20-month-old boy was paralyzed by wild polio. The child had onset of paralysis...