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Zika testing: FDA authorizes Abbott molecular test for emergency use

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Abbott announced Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized its molecular test, the Abbott RealTime ZIKA test, to detect Zika virus in whole blood (when collected alongside...

Saskatchewan: Pertussis outbreak declared in Five Hills

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The Five Hills Health Region has declared a pertussis outbreak involving school-aged children, within the Five Hills Health Region. Pertussis is a potentially serious and highly contagious infection of...

Genesee County reports increase in norovirus

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Genesee County has seen a recent increase in gastrointestinal illnesses which causes mild to severe diarrhea. “We would like to remind everyone that Genesee County normally experiences an increase in...

International Refugees, Migrants, and Infectious Diseases: Helping People on the Move is a Good Way to Help Ourselves

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With the serious migrant situation continuing to unfold across Europe, and the continuing movement of migrant populations across borders in North America, I am frequently asked if international refugees...

Los Angeles: Post-surgical Mycobacterium chimaera cases confirmed

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The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has identified three confirmed cases and one suspected case of a non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection, Mycobacterium chimaera, all...

Mumps case confirmed at Texas Christian University

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A confirmed case of mumps has been identified in the TCU community, according to officials with Brown-Lupton Health Center at Texas Christian University (TCU). TCU has been working with Tarrant County...

New scoring system predicts Ebola severity

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While Ebola virus disease (EVD) is notorious for being one of the world’s most deadly infections, it actually has a wide range of outcomes, where asymptomatic presentation may be as common as fatality....

Neonatal herpes global estimates published

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Neonatal herpes is a rare but potentially devastating complication of genital herpes during pregnancy, which can cause brain damage, breathing problems, seizures and even death. Neonatal herpes infection...

Hepatitis A vaccination to be offered to gay men to stem outbreak

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The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health (DH) today announced that in view of an unusual increased number of hepatitis A cases among men who have sex with men (MSM) positive for...

How Lyme disease survives in hosts: UTSA professor receives $400K to study

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Janakiram Seshu, associate professor of biology and associate dean of The Graduate School at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), has received a $404,250 grant from the National Institute of...