By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the measles situation in Romania, the Institutul Naţional de Sănătate Publică reported (computer translated) an additional 54 new confirmed...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up to a report last week concerning the United Kingdom losing it’s measles elimination status, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced today...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews For the first time in twenty years, the Eastern European country of Belarus has reported an animal anthrax case. Earlier this week, Dr. Ivan Smilhin, Deputy Minister,...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The number of reported cases of human tularemia has increased significantly in Sweden during the end of July and the beginning of August, according to the Public Health...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Public Health Center of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine report the number of measles cases is rising again, so it is important to protect yourself...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews This year in Europe, 33 human West Nile virus (WNV) infections have been recorded, with the bulk of the cases seen in Greece. Through Aug 1, Greece has reported 25...

The number of syphilis cases has been consistently going up across Europe since 2010, mostly affecting men who have sex with men living in urban areas. In 2017, notification rates reached an all-time...

By Robert Herriman   @infectiousdiseasenews The Center for Public Health of Ukraine reported an additional 485 measles cases during the past week, bringing the outbreak total to  55,776 people –...

By Robert Herriman  @infectiousdiseasenews On today’s show, I look at a couple of surveys/polls that question people on the thoughts and beliefs about vaccines. The Wellcome Global Monitor surveyed...

Ukraine health officials reported an additional 967 measles – 436 adults and 531 children, during the past week. This brings the total cases to 54,065 people – 25,439 adults and 28,626 children,...