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Edmonton: E. coli outbreak investigation expanded, One death reported

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In a follow-up on the E. coli outbreak linked to a Filipino restaurant in Edmonton, Alberta Health Services (AHS) Environmental Public Health reports expanding  its investigation into the source of...

Wound botulism: More cases reported in San Diego County

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In a follow-up on the wound botulism situation linked to injecting black tar heroin in San Diego County, health officials are reporting three additional cases, bringing the total to six in the past month. According...

Indiana reports increase in hepatitis A cases, vaccinations urged for travelers to other states

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Health officials in Indiana are urging residents to get vaccinated and take other steps to protect themselves from hepatitis A if they plan to travel to states that are experiencing outbreaks of the...

Measles cases up in London

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Health officials in England are reporting an increase in measles cases in 2018, according to a Croyden Advertiser report. So far this year there have been 250 cases of measles reported (with at least...

Highly resistant gonorrhea case treated successfully with ertapenem

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In a follow-up on the first global report of HLAziR N. gonorrhoeae which is also resistant to ceftriaxone in a United Kingdom man, Public Health England (PHE) reports investigating a UK case of Neisseria...

Rabies

Human rabies cases rise to 6 in South Africa

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In a follow-up on the rabies situation in South Africa, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) reports a total of six laboratory confirmed human cases of rabies in South Africa for 2018...

Greece: Measles outbreak, West Nile reemergence

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Measles In the latest update from the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (KEELPNO) this week, officials now report since the beginning of 2017, 2591 measles cases, including three deaths. The...

Mosquito control: Using drones to release sterile mosquitoes

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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and its partners have successfully tested releasing sterile mosquitoes from drones as part of efforts to use a nuclear technique to suppress the insect that...

Tampon use continues to be associated with menstrual toxic shock syndrome: Study

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The use of intravaginal menstrual pads may be responsible for rare cases of menstrual toxic shock syndrome in women whose vaginas have been colonized by Staphylococcus aureus producing toxic shock syndrome...

Measles vaccine shipment arrives in Ukraine

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At the request of the Ministry of Health (MOH), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has delivered a new batch of measles, mumps and rubella vaccines. Ministry officials report receiving...