Researchers from Singapore’s Duke-NUS Medical School, in collaboration with scientists in China, have identified and characterised a new genus of filovirus from a Rousettus bat in China. Their findings...

Chinese health officials reported a confirmed human H9N2 avian influenza case in a 32-year-old woman from the city of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, according to a Macao Health Bureau notice (computer...

The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs reported today (computer translated) on a large African swine fever (ASF) outbreak on a Suihua City farm in Mingshui County in Heilongjiang Province. The...

It’s that time again to go over the past year and determine what I believe are the most important infectious disease and outbreak news stories. Every year this is a difficult task and 2018 is no...

The Chinese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs reported today (computer translated) the first African Swine Fever (ASF) outbreak in Guangdong Province in southern China. The outbreak was reported...

Here are the top five posts on Outbreak News Today for the week Nov. 24 through Nov. 30: 5. H5N6 avian influenza: Chinese girl hospitalized in serious condition China reports 23rd human case of avian...

The Chinese National Health Commission reported on an additional human case of avian influenza A(H5N6) in Jiangsu. This brings the total cases to 23 in China since 2014. The case involved a 10-year-old...

An African swine fever outbreak has been reported on a large pig farm in Qingyang county, Anhui Province in eastern China. According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (computer translated),...

African swine fever, or ASF, appeared for the first time in China over the summer and since that time, more than 50 outbreaks of ASF have been reported in domestic pigs in 13 provinces of China. Back in...

The Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health reports investigating a probable case of botulism, and again reminded the public that botulinum toxin injections should only...