By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan City, China, Thailand health officials have now reported the second confirmed case in the country (computer...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews  Diagnostic test Researchers from the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have developed a new laboratory...

The first animal study of a pig virus’ potential to jump to another species shows that the virus, once introduced to a select group of birds, is easily transmitted to healthy chickens and turkeys. The...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Japanese Ministry of Health reported (computer translated) a case of the novel coronavirus in Kanagawa Prefecture. The individual recently traveled to Wuhan City,...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei province, China has been a rapidly moving and fluid news story with new information coming out on a daily basis. In this video,...

In an update on the cluster of pneumonia cases detected in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, we got additional information today from Chinese and Hong Kong authorities. The Wuhan Municipal Health and Health...

Wuhan City, China has been a focus for infectious disease and public health experts over the past month due to a pneumonia outbreak where the etiology is not quite clear. News keeps trickling in on this...

In a follow-up on the porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) virus situation in Alberta, Canada, Alberta Pork is reporting the second-ever reported case of PED in the province. A 600-head farrow-to-finish...

For the third time this week, the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health has reported a patient ill with Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). The most recent case is a 53-year-old man who is hospitalized...

During the month of November, a total of 8 laboratory-confirmed cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) were reported globally (all from Saudi Arabia), including 2 associated death, according...