Scientists warn that the most popular type of banana could be on the brink of extinction due to a disease outbreak that’s ravaging the common food staple. “Nobody is even close to solving the problem,”...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 An additional human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) has been reported in China, according to a Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) report. The case involves a 68-year-old...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Hong Kong health officials reported today they were closely monitoring a human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in the Mainland. The case is a 27-year-old female living in Dazhou,...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 China news source, Global Times tweeted the following on Sunday: Two more cases of bubonic plague were reported in North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Sunday,...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to a press release from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs in China: On July 28 , the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs received a report from the...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Hong Kong health officials report today of monitoring a human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in the Mainland. The case involves a 64-year-old male living in Guilin, Guangxi, who...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Here are the five most popular posts on Outbreak News Today for the month of June 2023: 5.  Indonesia: 11 deaths due to rabies reported through April 2023 The Indonesian Ministry...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Beijing Beijing has recently detected two cases of monkeypox. One is an imported case, while the other is a close contact of the imported case. Both are in stable condition and are...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Taiwan The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports a new imported measles case in a man in his 30s who recently traveled to Thailand. He traveled to Thailand...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the human H3N8 avian influenza case in Zhongshan City, Guangdong province, the World Health Organization (WHO) offered up some additional details: The case was...