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Sweden: Booster COVID-19 vaccine likely offered to general population in 2022
Georgia resident dies from rare Eastern Equine Encephalitis infection
Animal diseases
Jakarta: Two Sumatran tigers recovering from COVID-19 at Ragunan Zoo

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Jakarta, Indonesia government announced today that two  Sumatran tigers at the city’s Ragunan Zoo tested positive for...

African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Americas: CAHSFA advises member states to intensify protective measures

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In response to the recent confirmation of African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Dominican Republic, The Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety...

African Swine Fever confirmed in the Dominican Republic
White-tailed deer populations in 4 state exposed to SARS-CoV-2: USDA study
Research
Malaysia researchers to study Nipah virus immune responses with CEPI funding
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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has partnered with Universiti Malaya (UM), Malaysia, to further research and scientific...

At least 40% of Ukrainians have antibodies to SARS-CoV-2: Study

For the first time, a study was conducted in Ukraine to coordinate the number of people with antibodies to the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19. Thus, according...

Lyme disease linked to psychiatric disorders: Study
How Yersinia bacterium evade the immune system: University of Florida research
Africa
Nigeria cholera outbreak: Vaccination campaign in Bauchi

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In an update on the cholera outbreak in Nigeria, the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) now reports a total of 27,186 suspected cases including...

Reunion dengue fever update: Cases continue to decrease but remain higher than in previous years
Rabies in the Cradle of Humankind area, Gauteng Province, South Africa
Asia
China reports spike in Delta variant cases, Travel restrictions imposed to contain Delta variant

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Chinese health officials have reported a spike in sporadic COVID-19 infections in the past month, reporting 328 new locally transmitted confirmed cases, essentially...

Thailand and Malaysia report new daily COVID-19 case records
Philippines: South Cotabato reports 33 lymphatic filariasis cases from two barangays
Europe
Sweden: Booster COVID-19 vaccine likely offered to general population in 2022

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Swedish Public Health Agency announced today a larger proportion of the population will probably be offered a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine. However, the...

Finland reports 1/3rd of population have received both COVID-19 vaccine doses

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Two thirds of the Finnish population, or about 66 per cent, have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. This means that a total of about 3.7 million...

Greece reports first West Nile virus cases in the Municipality of Pella
Portugal: 52% of eligible population fully vaccinated against COVID-19
US News
MERS vaccine candidate enters Phase 2 trial
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Pennsylvania-based Inovio announced today that the company has dosed the first Phase 2 trial subject in its quest to develop the first vaccine against the Middle...

LA County reports 1st human West Nile virus case of 2021

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Los Angeles County health officials reported Tuesday the first case of human West Nile virus (WNV) infection in county for the 2021 season. The case is a resident...

Illinois reports 1st human West Nile virus case of 2021 in Cook County
FDA approval sought for MMR vaccine, PRIORIX: Would be second source of MMR vaccine in US
Latin America and the Caribbean
Costa Rica reports significant drop in dengue

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Costa Rica Ministry of Health has reported a 280 percent drop in dengue fever cases during the first half of the year. Since the beginning...

Argentina reports first local Delta variant cases in Buenos Aires
Mexico: Morelos state reports 20 locally transmitted Zika cases, including pregnant women
Outbreak News Interviews
India reports surge of mucormycosis cases. What do we know and not know?

By Robert Herriman  @infectiousdiseasenews There has been a surge in mucormycosis cases, aka the “black fungus”, in India. Why mucormycosis and why India? Is it linked...

Will SARS-CoV-2 become just another common cold?
Campylobacter can also be spread through sexual contact: OU study