NewsDesk @bactiman63 On  the last Sunday of January, the World Day for the Fight against Leprosy is remembered. The purpose of the commemoration is to raise awareness about the existence of the disease...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Preliminary data from the Ministry of Health indicate that, in 2022, more than 17,000 new cases of leprosy were diagnosed in Brazil. In 2021, the number of records reached 18,000...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Dengue fever According to the Vietnam Ministry of Health, the whole country recorded 7,350 cases of dengue fever, 1 death in Lam Dong during the past week. Compared to the previous...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Dominican Republic reported 148 cases of leprosy last year, the lowest figure in recent times, according to media reports. According to the media, since the creation of the Huberto...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Rare chickenpox deaths in Karnataka Two children have died of chickenpox and three others are taking treatment for it at Nalwar Station Thanda in Kalaburagi district. Read...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Paraguay health officials remind the public and providers that timely detection of leprosy is key to proactive treatment. This comes as the “World Day for the...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Yesterday, January 30 was World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day is a day to promote awareness of and secure resources for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs)–a diverse...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Dengue in Delhi A woman from south Delhi has succumbed to dengue, the first fatality due to the vector-borne disease reported in the national capital this year, as the number...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The bacteria that causes the neglected tropical disease, Leprosy, Mycobacterium leprae, was once thought to be an obligate human pathogen. However, they have been shown to be...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 A team of researchers have identified leprosy in wild chimpanzees in West Africa for the first time. The study is published in the journal, Nature. Below is the abstract: Humans...