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Plague in DRC: 56 cases reported in 2022 to date, Most in Lokpa

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the World Health Organization (WHO), through April 17 this year, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reported 56 cases of bubonic plague, including two deaths. The...

DRC: Suspected bubonic plague cases in Ituri province

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to a letter to ProMED mail Friday, 16 suspect bubonic plague cases, including 2 deaths (CFR = 12.5%) were reported from March 27 to 31 in Rethy Health Zone (RHZ), Ituri...

UTI antibiotic, Finafloxacin, as a possible treatment for plague, melioidosis

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Working in collaboration with industry, academia and the Defence Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), an antibiotic developed to treat urinary tract infections, finafloxacin, has been...

DRC outbreak updates: Monkeypox, plague and polio

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Here is some of the most current numbers from three important outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Monkeypox Health authorities reported an additional...

Researchers seek to develop vaccine against plague, tularemia and melioidosis

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and three other institutions are seeking to develop a multi-pathogen vaccine that will protect against...

Colorado: Cat tests positive for plague in Jefferson County

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Health officials in Jefferson County, Colorado report a cat has tested positive for the plague bacteria in Evergreen, near Bergen Mountain Road and Stagecoach Boulevard and close...

Plague vaccine development: Dynavax and DOD come to agreement

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing vaccines, Dynavax Technologies Corporation, and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) announced...

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Madagascar plague update: WHO details

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews On 29 August 2021, the Public Health, Epidemiological Surveillance and Response Department of the Ministry of Health, Madagascar received an alert from Arivonimamo...

Pneumonic plague in Madagascar update, More cases confirmed

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on a report two weeks ago, on August 29, in the Itasy region, Arivonimamo health district, an alert was received by the health authorities regarding...

Pneumonic plague case confirmed in Wyoming

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The Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) announced Wednesday the detection of a rare but serious case of pneumonic plague in a northern Fremont County resident. Plague is a bacterial infection that can...