BREAKING
Bolivia dengue cases top 2,000, MOH mobilizes thousands in Santa Cruz
Nigeria reports more than 100 Lassa fever cases in first two weeks of 2023
Indian subcontinent
Bangladesh reports eight Nipah virus cases this season

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Bangladesh Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Zahid Maleque, announced that Nipah virus cases in the country have risen to eight, including five fatalities,...

Bangladesh researchers: Transfer of immunity against Nipah virus from mother to child confirmed for the first time

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Recently, a novel finding by icddr,b (formerly known as the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh) scientists, and partners published...

Pakistan: Wild poliovirus detected in an environmental sample in Lahore
Bangladesh: Additional Nipah virus death reported in 2023
Research
Measles: Japanese researchers uncover mechanism that causes SSPE

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Researchers in Japan have uncovered the mechanism for how the measles virus can cause subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, or SSPE, a rare but fatal neurological...

Bangladesh researchers: Transfer of immunity against Nipah virus from mother to child confirmed for the first time

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Recently, a novel finding by icddr,b (formerly known as the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh) scientists, and partners published...

First patient has been dosed in the PHAGE clinical trial, evaluating bacteriophage therapy in adults with cystic fibrosis who carry Pseudomonas aeruginosa in their lungs
MRSA blood stream infections: Researchers discover mechanisms behind the virulence
Africa
DRC reports ‘significant drop’ in sleeping sickness over past decade

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced seeing a significant decrease of Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), aka sleeping sickness today. “ …...

Nigeria reports more than 100 Lassa fever cases in first two weeks of 2023
Guinea Worm Disease: ‘We are heartened that eradication can be achieved soon,’ says former President Carter
Asia
South Korea reports ‘gradual increase’ in Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease in recent years

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 A joint symposium on by the control of spread of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) was held with the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the...

Measles: Japanese researchers uncover mechanism that causes SSPE
Vietnam reports 367,729 dengue cases in 2022
Europe
Sweden Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs rises to 48 cases

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak linked to eggs in Sweden, the Swedish Public Health Agency now reports 48 people from 13 different regions...

Serbia reports rise in syphilis cases

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in Serbia reported 238 cases of syphilis in 2021, which represents an incidence rate of 3.45 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The number of reported...

Denmark reports ‘sharp increase’ in group A streptococci infections, including invasive cases
Sweden: Salmonella outbreak sickens 22, Prompts recall of fresh eggs
US News
Seattle: Officials investigate GI outbreak linked to Tamarind Tree Restaurant

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Public health officials announced the investigation of an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness associated with vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, cramps, fevers,...

Salmonella outbreaks linked to pet bearded dragons update

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on two multistate outbreaks of Salmonella infections with serotypes Vitkin and IIIb 61:z52:z53 linked to pet bearded dragons, the Centers for Disease...

Grizzly bears test positive for avian influenza in Montana, First documented cases
Measles case reported in Seattle, Individual was unvaccinated
Latin America and the Caribbean
Bolivia dengue cases top 2,000, MOH mobilizes thousands in Santa Cruz

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Bolivia Ministry of Health and Sports reported Sunday an additional 353 dengue fever cases, bringing the country total for the year at 2,221. The department...

Paraguay reports average of 300 leprosy cases annually in recent years
Bolivia dengue fever cases continue rise in 2023
Outbreak News Interviews
Echinococcus in New Hampshire with Elizabeth Talbot, MD

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Last month, New Hampshire health officials released a health alert after identifying two locally acquired Echinococcus granulosus cases, the first such cases of...

Giardia: A ‘beaver fever’ primer
Brucellosis and some important work in Iraq