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North Carolina: Chickenpox outbreak reported at Asheville school
A number of varicella, or chickenpox lesions on the face of a young child/CDC
Anthrax detected in sheep on Swan Hill farm
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Australia
Anthrax detected in sheep on Swan Hill farm
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Agriculture officials in Victoria, Australia reported responding to positive identification of anthrax in a sheep on a property near Swan Hill over the weekend. Victoria’s Chief...

South Australia: Syphilis outbreak extends to Adelaide
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An outbreak of infectious syphilis affecting rural and remote Aboriginal communities in the Far North and Eyre and Western regions of South Australia (SA) since November 2016 has now...

Australian man, Sam Ballard, dies eight years after an ‘eating slug’ dare
Papua New Guinea: 3.1 million vaccinated against polio
Research
Study finds multi- and extensively drug resistant bacterial infections associated with higher in-hospital mortality rates in India
Indian subcontinent/CIA

In one of the largest studies to measure the burden of antibiotic resistance in a low- or middle-income country, researchers at the Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy...

Congenital CMV risk high in infants born to HIV-positive mothers: UCLA researchers
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FINDINGS Infants born to HIV-positive mothers had high rates of congenital cytomegalovirus, or CMV. Infants who also were infected before birth by the virus that causes AIDS were especially...

Norovirus: New study sheds light on outbreaks
Synthetic DNA-delivered antibodies protect against Ebola in preclinical studies
Africa
Cholera outbreak in Far North Region of Cameroon
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The cholera outbreak in Cameroon is persisting and the Far North Region has shown a rapid increase in incidence cases in the last two weeks. From 2-9 November 2018, the Far North Region...

Oral sleeping sickness drug, fexinidazole, approved by European agency
Ethiopia: Yellow fever vaccination campaign, 1.3 million people targeted in next week
Asia
Philippines: Duque promotes vaccines, MDR-TB numbers
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Duque on vaccines Health Secretary Francisco T. Duque III, during the 19th Philippine National Immunization Conference, stressed to fellow health workers and participants that vaccination...

Measles outbreak reported in Bacolod, Philippines jail
Philippines: Dengue cases up in Bohol, Cordillera
Outbreak News Interviews
Naegleria fowleri and the Jordan Smelski Foundation for Amoeba Awareness
Jordan Smelski Foundation for Amoeba Awareness

The Outbreak News This Week Radio Show is prerecorded every Thursday and airs Sundays at 1 pm ET in the Tampa Bay area and worldwide streaming. I don’t typically put out the...

Bernie Sanders single payer health plan vs. the Canadian system: Some significant differences
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Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has been the most outspoken advocate for a single payer health care system in the US, or a “Medicare for all” system. In fact, he is frequently...

Trachoma: The SAFE strategy, the successes and a look forward to elimination
Outbreak News This Week Radio Show 11-18-18
US News
Dengue: Locally-acquired case reported in Miami-Dade County, Florida
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Miami-Dade County, FL health officials reported a autochthonous, or locally acquired dengue transmission in the community. The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County (DOH-Miami-Dade)...

Duke student hospitalized with bacterial meningitis
Meningitis symptoms/Public domain image/Mikael Häggström

Officials with Duke University announced they are working to contact individuals who may have come in close contact with a Duke undergraduate recently admitted to the hospital with...

Measles outbreak in Rockland County: Confirmed case tally rises to 75
Acute Flaccid Myelitis Task Force formed as confirmed case count tops 100
Latin America and the Caribbean
Rabies alert issued in northwest Colombia
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The Colombian Agricultural Institute (ICA) confirmed seven cases of rabies in bovine and equine animals in Urrao, Southwest Antioquia. This prompted the Ministry of Health to...

Mexico: Brucellosis cases up in the Middle Zone
Malaria: 300K bednets sent to Amazon Region of Brazil
Europe
Polish eggs linked to multi-country outbreak of Salmonella in Europe update
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European health officials reported more than 1,400 Salmonella cases since 2012 in 18 countries in an ongoing outbreak linked to Polish eggs. In total, 1,412 Salmonella Enteritidis...

Dengue fever: Autochthonous case reported in Catalonia
Italy: Measles outbreak in Bari ‘under control’