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Pakistan men’s cricket team members test COVID-19 positive in New Zealand
Norway: H5N8 avian influenza detected in wild goose
Vaccines
England reports increased flu vaccine uptake

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Public Health England reported this week three-quarters (75%) of those aged 65 and over in England received the free vaccine so far this year – up from...

Pneumonia and rotavirus vaccination programs reduced illness and death in Fiji

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Fiji’s national vaccine program against pneumonia, a serious lung condition, and rotavirus, a common disease which causes severe diarrhoea and vomiting,...

COVID-19 vaccine: University of Oxford announces positive high-level results in clinical trials
Combination Covid-19 + Universal Influenza Vaccine: Vivaldi Biosciences Files Patent Application
Research
College student alcohol use up during COVID-19 pandemic

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 While it’s no secret that many college students drink alcohol, how COVID-19 affected these behaviors and patterns is the focus of recent research published...

Plasmodium vivax malaria: GSK and MMV present positive data on pediatric treatment

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 GSK and Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) today presented positive data from the TEACH study of tafenoquine, an 8-aminoquinoline, for the prevention of...

COVID-19 unexpected consequence: Major measles outbreaks will likely occur during 2021 according to article
COVID Study: Antibody Shows Potential to Neutralize SARS-CoV-2 Mutant Strains
Africa
Measles in South Sudan: Nearly 700K vaccinated in recent campaign

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) announced today that more  than 690,000 children aged 6 – 59 months were vaccinated since the second phase of the measles...

South Africa reports 3 measles cases: ‘Warrants heightened attention’
Nigeria Lassa fever update: 5 additional confirmed cases reported
Asia
Dengue fever in the Philippines: Pangasinan cases down more than 50%

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Health officials in the Philippine province of Pangasinan are reporting a 53 percent decrease in dengue fever cases this year to date. The Provincial Health...

Philippines: ‘We have managed COVID-19 very well in this country’ despite Bloomberg rankings
Japan reports 5,000 syphilis cases fourth year in a row
Outbreak News Interviews
Drinking hand sanitizer, vodka eyeballing and vodka tampons??

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Russian authorities reported seven deaths recently due to people who drank methanol-tainted hand sanitizer after running out of drinks at a party. In this...

Nigeria yellow fever outbreak

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In this video, I look at the yellow fever outbreak currently affecting 5 states in Nigeria–Delta, Enugu, Bauchi, and Benue and Ebonyi. According to...

Polio in Africa: Vaccine-derived polioviruses (VDPVs)
Ebola outbreak declared over, Chapare virus human-to-human transmission
US News
Cyclospora prompts recall of organic basil

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Shenandoah Growers, Inc (Harrisonburg, VA) out of an abundance of caution, has issued a limited, voluntary recall of approximately 15,000 units in select...

Los Angeles COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to accelerate at alarming speed, Garcetti announces travel form

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed 51 new deaths and 3,692 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday. This is the highest number of...

Illinois COVID-19 cases rise, Chicago Mayor Lightfoot launches more restrictions
Pennsylvania reports 6,778 additional COVID-19 cases, COVID Alert PA App
Latin America and the Caribbean
Brazil: Dengue cases in Rio de Janeiro state decrease significantly in 2020

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Rio de Janeiro State Department of Health (SES) reported a significant drop in dengue fever cases in 2020, to some surprise. According to the SES 2019...

Brazil: Paraná state reports 1st autochthonous Zika case of the year, Yellow fever in monkeys
Brazil: Ribeirão Preto dengue cases top 17K, exceeds all of 2019
Europe
England reports increased flu vaccine uptake

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Public Health England reported this week three-quarters (75%) of those aged 65 and over in England received the free vaccine so far this year – up from...

Norway: H5N8 avian influenza detected in wild goose
Sweden: COVID-19 vaccinations will be January 2021 at the earliest