NewsDesk @bactiman63 South Carolina health officials are urging parents and providers to keep children up to date on vaccinations after reporting the first two varicella (chicken pox) outbreaks in the...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Summit County Public Health has identified a cluster of varicella cases. Varicella, or more commonly, “chickenpox”, is a very contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster...

More than a dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers experienced large, repeated outbreaks of vaccine-preventable illnesses in the last three years, according to a new study...

Measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (also known as chickenpox) are infectious diseases caused by viruses. They are most common in children and young adults, and can lead to potentially fatal illnesses,...

Sinovac Biotech Ltd., a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, this week announced that the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved and issued a Product license...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the chickenpox outbreak in Taiwan, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says the chickenpox epidemic is heating up, reminding the public to be alert. They...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 France is reporting an epidemic of varicella, or chickenpox infections, according to a recent Bulletin du réseau Sentinelles (computer translated), which includes at least twelve...

On this podcast, I wanted to look at the once common, highly contagious disease, chickenpox. Joining me today to answer some questions about chickenpox is Donald Kaye, MD. Dr Kaye is  Professor of Medicine...

Kentucky health officials are reporting a chickenpox outbreak at a school in the city of Walton. There are currently 32 cases at the Students at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart/Assumption Academy to date. “Although...

Venezuela’s tumbling economy and authoritarian rule have precipitated an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. The country is now experiencing a more than 1 million percent inflation, healthcare is in...