NewsDesk @bactiman63 A veterinarian in the autonomous community of Extremadura has contracted anthrax, the second case in the past 20 years in the region, according to a Canal Extremadura report. It...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Last year, the Albuquerque (ABQ) BioPark Zoo lost four apes to Shigella infection. On Monday, zoo officials reported the loss of Thunder, a chimpanzee who passed away on Saturday,...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on a report from last week, officials with the ABQ BioPark zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico say Jazmine, the eight-year-old Asian elephant, has died from...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Tragedy has hit the ABQ BioPark Zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico again. Zoo officials say Thorn, a three-year-old male elephant at the zoo, died in the early morning hours...

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up report on the Shigella infections affecting apes at the ABQ BioPark Zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico, zoo officials announced yesterday that the 30-year-old female...

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials at the ABQ BioPark Zoo in Albuquerque, New Mexico report the death of a second ape in just a week due to complications of Shigella infection. Last week, the zoo lost...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews New Mexico health officials report investigating a suspected case of wound botulism. The patient is currently hospitalized in Albuquerque. This is the third suspected...

In a follow-up on the hepatitis A outbreak in New Mexico, state health officials report 103 confirmed acute hepatitis A virus (HAV) infections with 2 associated deaths in adults ranging in age from 19-64...

In a follow-up to a post last September, The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) reports investigating two cases of HIV infection among VIP Spa in Albuquerque clients who received injection related...

New Mexico state health officials report investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A in Bernalillo County. Four confirmed acute cases in adults have been reported since late October. To control this outbreak...