The coronavirus probably has a stronger ability to spread than the World Health Organization has estimated so far. This according to a review of previous studies of the coronavirus’ transmissibility...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice this week for the West African country of Benin due to a meningococcal disease outbreak. An...

Experts in population mapping at the University of Southampton have identified cities and provinces within mainland China, and cities and countries worldwide, which are at high-risk from the spread of...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in the Philippines report investigating the case of a five-year-old who traveled from Wuhan, China and was admitted in Cebu City for manifesting fever,...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Dengue 2019 Singapore’s National Environmental Agency (NEA) has reported 15,999 dengue fever cases through Dec. 28, 2019, making this the highest dengue tally...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Oregon state and local health officials are reporting two measles exposures linked to an individual with the disease who passed through Portland International Airport...

By Robert Herriman  @infectiousdiseasenews In this video, I look at four recent travel notices issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Travel notices that were issued include:...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice for Asia and the Pacific Islands due to an ongoing risk of dengue. Dengue is an ongoing...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up to a report from late July, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice for the African country of Burundi due to an...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Ongoing outbreaks of Lassa fever and monkeypox in Nigeria has prompted the continuance of travel notices issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this...