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Trichinella spiralis parasite
Sweden: 25% of blood donors in Stockholm test positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
South Africa reports 4 cases of India variant B.1.617.2
Vaccines
AstraZeneca vaccine: Norway and Denmark researchers show an increased rate of rare but serious blood clots in the brain and venous blood clots

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Following the initial reports of rare side effects after vaccination with the AstraZeneca vaccine (Vaxevria), a registry study was initiated quickly....

Researchers say 25% of American infants not getting common childhood vaccinations

More than a quarter of American infants in 2018 had not received common childhood vaccines that protect them from illnesses such as polio, tetanus, measles, mumps and chicken pox, new...

Connecticut governor signs ‘An Act Concerning Immunizations’ removing vaccine exemptions
Finland waits for EMA decision on Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine
Research
Ivermectin is highly effective as a safe prophylaxis and treatment for COVID-19: Comprehensive review

Peer reviewed by medical experts that included three U.S. government senior scientists and published in the American Journal of Therapeutics, the research is the most comprehensive...

UF researchers set the stage for the development of a Salmonella vaccine

With the COVID-19 vaccines on many people’s minds, some may be surprised to learn that we do not yet have vaccines for many common infectious diseases. Take salmonella, for example,...

Toilet flushing and microbe-containing aerosols: A study
Lyme disease: Study shows ticks carrying disease found to be abundant in beach areas
Africa
South Africa reports 4 cases of India variant B.1.617.2

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In South Africa, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) report sequencing COVID-19 specimens from individuals with a recent travel...

Uganda: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever case confirmed in Kikuube District
Ebola: 12th outbreak in DRC declared over
Asia
China reports additional H9N2 avian influenza case in Guangdong Province

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China reported one new case of human infection with avian influenza A(H9N2) during...

Singapore: High mosquito population, less common dengue serotypes increase surge risk
Philippines congressman pushes for speeding up Ivermectin trials
Europe
Sweden: 25% of blood donors in Stockholm test positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Swedish Public Health Agency said a study in early March on blood donors from eight regions in the country revealed up to 25 percent of donors...

Spain: Q fever cases reported in climbers

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Health Department of the Basque Government has reported at least five cases of Q fever in the Baltzola caves since last December, almost all of them suffered...

Germany reports reduction in avian influenza cases
Spain: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever case confirmed in Salamanca province
US News
Indiana: Wild cottontail rabbits test positive for tularemia in Elkhart County

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources recently learned from lab results that wild cottontail rabbit carcasses found on private...

Pennsylvania: Pike County Tick Borne Diseases Task Force release results of study

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials in Pike County, in northeastern Pennsylvania, released the findings of a first-of-its-kind baseline study by the Tick Borne Diseases...

Malaria epidemic in Burundi: CDC updates travel notice
Lyme disease investigational drug: FDA accepts IND application
Latin America and the Caribbean
Trichinosis outbreak sickens more than 100 in Argentina, Linked to chacinados (salami)
Trichinella spiralis parasite

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Argentina report that a trichinosis outbreak reported on April 27 has now affected 119 people in a number of cities and towns...

The Caribbean: CARPHA urges the public to protect against mosquito borne diseases like dengue
Oropouche fever confirmed in the city of Teresina, Brazil
Outbreak News Interviews
The mental health of children in the time of pandemic

The restrictions put in place  and the resulting  social isolation from the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on children’s mental and behavioral health. Joining me today to take...

Shingles & the Shingrix vaccine with Dr. Leonard Friedland
Guinea worm disease 2020 with the Carter Center’s Adam Weiss