Researchers developed a biocompatible scaffold capable of controlled-release of silver ions and have shown in a new study that it can inhibit infection of bone by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus,...

Officials in the Ulsan Metropolitan City, South Korea’s seventh largest metropolis, are investigating a suspected Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease  (CJD) in a 40-year-old school employee, according...

It may be a new year, but the mumps outbreak that began in Arkansas last summer continues to grow as state health officials put the tally at 2,416 cases under investigation as of Jan. 3. Just a few short...

In 2015, Japan reported a surge in the viral infection, hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD), reporting a whopping 381,581 cases, more than a four-fold increase over 2014. But things have changed again...

In 2015, the Philippines reported more than 200,000 dengue fever cases and according to data from the archipelago, similar numbers may be seen in the final tally for 2016. Through Nov. 5,  there were...

The J.M. Smucker Company today announced a limited voluntary recall on certain lots of 9LivesTM, EverPetTM, and Special KittyTM canned cat food due to possible low levels of thiamine (Vitamin B1). The...

In 2015,  the Southeast Asian country of Malaysia reported in excess of 120,000 dengue fever cases, including  322 dengue related fatalities. As 2016 came to a close, Malaysian health officials say...

We kicked off the New Year on the Outbreak News This Week Radio Show with some interesting interviews. During the first half, Executive Director of The Infection Prevention Strategy, Michael Diamond...

A structured analysis of the evidence confirms that infection with mosquito-borne Zika virus is a cause of the neurological disorder Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS), in addition to microcephaly and other...

With the large cryptosporidium outbreak this year in the Central Ohio counties of Columbus, Franklin and Delaware, which accounted for more than 1,000 cases and more than any other individual state in...