Today we’ll look at African swine fever in the Dominican Republic, Is the Delta variant deadlier?, Tularemia infection from crabs, Melioidosis in the US, Another Ebola outbreak and Strongyloides...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In 2020, Vietnam was given many accolades over their apparent success in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic–very low cases and only a few dozen fatalities. Times...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported the first case of Lambda variant in a 35-year-old female; however, it’s not clear if this is a local case...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews On today’s show, I look at some of the most interested stories in infectious diseases during the past week. The Naegleria fowleri case in northern California,...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday said that an increase in COVID-19 cases is being experienced across all age groups and not just among children. The highest...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Philippines health officials reported an additional 116 Delta variant cases today, bringing the cumulative total to 331. Of the new cases, 95 are local while 21 are Returning Overseas...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on a recent report where the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the Delta variant (B1617.2) is as contagious as chickenpox, the Philippines Department...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Argentina Ministry of Health reports that health authorities of the City of Buenos Aires reported two confirmed cases of Delta variant with no known epidemiological link with...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Bulgaria Ministry of Health reports 57 cases of the SARS- CoV-2 Delta variant, also known as the Indian variant, which were identified by NCIPD by genomic sequencing....

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The General Directorate of Health Surveillance in Paraguay confirms the presence of community transmission of the Delta variant in the Capital and the Central department. After...