By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The New Brunswick Department of Health is reporting a rise in gonorrhea cases during the first half of 2021. The current outbreak was first announced in April 2019....

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews New Brunswick, Canada officials reports investigating a group of individuals who are experiencing signs and symptoms of a neurological syndrome of unknown cause (NSUC). At...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) announced investigating  an outbreak of Vibrio parahaemolyticus infections occurring in four provinces. Based on the investigation...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews An outbreak of Vibrio parahaemolyticus, related to shellfish, has been declared following nine confirmed cases in the the Canadian province of New Brunswick. “As...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Public Health Agency of Canada reported this week that their investigation into a Salmonella outbreak, that has affected six provinces, is linked...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Moncton is a city of some 85,000 people in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada. In a CBC report today, it is reported that a third Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) case this year–all...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in New Brunswick, Canada are investigating an outbreak of seven confirmed cases of legionellosis in the Greater Moncton area. “Public Health is...

In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Saint John region, New Brunswick, health officials report there have been 12 confirmed cases of measles in the Saint John region as of June 1, 2019. In addition,...

Health officials in New Brunswick have reported five additional confirmed cases of measles in the Saint John area over the past two days. Two new cases were confirmed late Saturday. Both cases are linked...

For the second time in less than 3 weeks, New Brunswick health officials have reported a confirmed case of measles in the Saint John area. The case was confirmed at Kennebecasis Valley High School. “Measles...