BREAKING
South Africa measles outbreak rises to 99 cases
Panama reports 47 hantavirus cases through mid-November
Indian subcontinent
Pakistan polio vaccination drive to target 13.5 million children

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The third Sub-National Immunization Days (SNIDs) campaign of the year 2022 launched to vaccinate 13.5 million children under-five years old children in 36 districts...

Dengue in Bangladesh: Seven out of 10 cases reported from Dhaka division
Dhaka

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Bangladeshi health officials reported an additional 366 dengue fever cases today, bringing the total cases nationally to 56,496. The death toll remains at 257. The...

Bangladesh dengue cases top 56,000 in 2022
India dengue news: Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal
Research
Fungal infections: Dimorphic mycoses have spread geographically in the US according to researchers

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Fungi in the soil cause a significant number of serious lung infections in 48 out of 50 states and the District of Columbia, including many areas long thought...

New sleeping sickness drug could be a key in eliminating disease transmission by 2030: Study

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A new, single-dose, oral treatment for sleeping sickness is as effective as current treatments and could be a key factor in eliminating disease transmission by...

Canada: Emerging tick-borne pathogens on the rise in the central part of the country
Shingles associated with increased risk for stroke, heart attack: Study
Africa
Measles outbreaks reported in 17 African countries: CDC travel notice

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that a number of countries in Africa are experiencing measles outbreaks and says all travelers...

South Africa measles outbreak rises to 99 cases
DRC: More than 7 million people expected for yellow fever vaccination in South Kivu
Asia
Hong Kong reports 38th melioidosis case of the year

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Hong Kong health officials reported an additional confirmed melioidosis infection case had been recorded in the past week (November 26 to December 2), bringing...

Hanoi: Number of dengue cases still increasing
Vietnam dengue total tops 325,000 in 2022
Europe
Parasitic diseases, Opisthorchiasis and Diphyllobothriasis, reported in Bashkiria

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Cases of parasitic diseases have been recorded in Bashkiria, according to reports from the Rospotrebnadzor of the Republic of Belarus. Opisthorchiasis and diphyllobothriasis...

Russia reports 59 Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever cases so far in 2022

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 A total of 59 cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) have been detected in Russia since the beginning of this year, according to Natalya Pshenichnaya,...

Salmonella Agona outbreak in Norway
Salmonella outbreak in Slovenia, Steak tartare linked as possible source
US News
Measles outbreaks reported in 17 African countries: CDC travel notice

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that a number of countries in Africa are experiencing measles outbreaks and says all travelers...

Virginia reports 1st monkeypox death

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is reporting the first death of a person diagnosed with monkeypox, now known as “mpox,” in Virginia. The patient was...

South Carolina: Calf tests positive for rabies; People and livestock exposed
FDA warns of sapovirus risk with certain raw oysters
Latin America and the Caribbean
Panama reports 47 hantavirus cases through mid-November

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Panama Ministry of Health has reported 47 cases of hantavirus nationally through November 12 this year. Twenty seven cases were classified as hantavirus...

São Paulo: Campinas registers an increase in dengue cases in recent weeks
Rio de Janeiro reports 300% increase in dengue in 1st 10 months of 2022
Outbreak News Interviews
Brucellosis and some important work in Iraq

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Brucellosis is among the leading communicable diseases worldwide and the disease poses a substantial public health burden in the Middle East, resulting in long-term...

Rat Lungworm Disease: Slugs, snails are not alone in causing human disease
Scabies: Ivermectin use in mass drug administration