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Dengue outbreak declared in Jamaica
Dengue fever: Italy locally transmitted cases rise to 27
Africa
Monkeypox outbreak in DRC

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The National Monkeypox Coordination has reported over 6,900 cases of Monkeypox disease, including 328 deaths, since the beginning of the year in the Democratic...

Cholera: Cases more than double in 2022, 44 countries reported cases

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) reported Friday that the number of cholera cases in 2022 more than doubled compared to the number seen in 2021. According to...

Diphtheria outbreaks prompt travel warnings for Nigeria, Guinea and Vietnam
DR Congo: More than 10,000 cases of tuberculosis have been recorded in the province of South Kivu during 2022
Australia
Australia: Rise in listeriosis cases reported in New South Wales, Health officials remind vulnerable populations

NewsDesk @bactiman63 NSW Health is reminding people who are immunocompromised, pregnant, or aged over 65 years to avoid foods that can cause listeriosis, following several confirmed...

Australia: NSW Health warns of measles after two recent travel associated cases

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Following two recent measles cases reported in travellers who have returned from Bali, New South Wales (NSW Health) officials urge the public planning to travel...

Kuru: A fascinating history of a devastating disease linked to cannibalism
Australia: Measles Alert for Brisbane
Indian subcontinent
Bangladesh: Dengue deaths top 900, 2/3s in Dhaka

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to data published by The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in Bangladesh, an additional 3,008 dengue fever hospitalizations were reported,...

Nipah virus in Kerala update: ‘There hasn’t been a second wave’
Nipah confirmed in 3 people in Kerala state: Minister Veena George
Asia
Philippines: Dengue cases are up in Zamboanga del Norte

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials with the Zamboanga del Norte Provincial Health Office (PHO) report dengue fever cases are up this year, particularly in past months since the onset of...

Cambodia reports 1st Zika virus case since 2016
Mongolia: Suspect bubonic plague case reported in Zavkhan province, according to media report
Europe
Turkey health minister on flu vaccines: ‘Please do not neglect it’

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Minister of Health Fahrettin Koca stated that they started the 2023 flu vaccine application as of September 15, in order to reduce the effects of flu epidemics,...

Dengue fever: Italy locally transmitted cases rise to 27

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to Italian Health authorities, there are 27 confirmed cases of Dengue transmitted locally in Italy aeen reported nd notified as of 18 September 2023. These...

Italy locally transmitted dengue cases rise to 19
Sweden reports significant rise in tularemia in 2023
US News
Anthrax cases in beef cattle rise in North Dakota

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on animal anthrax cases in North Dakota, the state’s Department of Agriculture reports there are now 16 premises affected by anthrax in southwest...

Maine: Eastern Equine Encephalitis confirmed in farm animals in Piscataquis County
State of Maine

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Animal Health officials with the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (DACF) are working closely with the Maine Center for Disease Control...

Montana reports a variant H1N1 (H1N2v) infection, 3rd human ‘swine flu’ case of 2023
Diphtheria outbreaks prompt travel warnings for Nigeria, Guinea and Vietnam
Latin America and the Caribbean
Dengue outbreak declared in Jamaica

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health & Wellness has declared an outbreak of Dengue for Jamaica. The outbreak comes as the Ministry’s National Surveillance Unit advised...

Paraguay reports an increase in dengue in eight health regions, Chikungunya continues decline
Bolivia: 14 hantavirus cases confirmed this year
Animal diseases
Anthrax cases in beef cattle rise in North Dakota

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on animal anthrax cases in North Dakota, the state’s Department of Agriculture reports there are now 16 premises affected by anthrax in southwest...

Maine: Eastern Equine Encephalitis confirmed in farm animals in Piscataquis County
Texas reports additional animal anthrax cases in 2023