By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Norwegian Institute of Public Health reports 15 people with infection caused by the bacterium Yersinia enterocolitica O3. All are sampled in late April and early...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) announced Friday that more than one million people in Latin America and the Caribbean have died from COVID-19, reaching...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn is confident that around 50 percent of Germans will be vaccinated at least once by the beginning of summer. Currently over 32...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in the state of Pernambuco in northeast Brazil is reporting a 147 percent increase in chikungunya cases so far in 2021. The state confirmed 473 infections...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) today reported on a Salmonella Braenderup ST22 cluster in Denmark that has affected 27 people from late...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the shigellosis outbreak in King County, Washington, Public Health – Seattle & King County report investigating the ongoing outbreak. Since...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health Officials in Kween District in Eastern Uganda are reporting 15 people are undergoing treatment for anthrax and over 15 heads of cattle have so far succumbed...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the dengue fever outbreak in Kenya, 553 cases have been reported within the past 4 months of January, February, March and April, with a peak of cases...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their travel notice for Pakistan and the outbreak of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) typhoid fever this...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The number of leptospirosis cases reported in Queensland in 2021 have nearly doubled compared the same period last year, health officials report. Through May 9, Queensland...