The Myanmar Ministry of Health and Sports reported earlier this month (computer translated) that of the nearly 1,000 suspect schistosomiasis cases tested in Rakhine State, 520 were Schistosoma mansoni...

In a follow-up on the hepatitis A outbreak in Arkansas, The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) has reported 195 outbreak cases since February. The outbreak is primarily situated in the northeastern...

There is currently a statewide outbreak of syphilis in Arizona, a bacterial infection that is usually spread by sexual contact. Medical providers are seeing the largest increase of syphilis cases in women...

Officials in Puerto Octay, Lagos region, Chile are issuing a health alert after an outbreak of the tapeworm infection, diphyllobothriasis had been reported. According to local media (computer translated),...

South African health officials reported recently an increase in Salmonella cases in KwaZulu-Natal Province over the past two months and say Salmonella was also the most likely cause of two recent foodborne...

        The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control  (NCDC) is reporting a suspected outbreak of yellow fever in Edo State. Following the report of an outbreak of fever of unknown origin...

The Brazilian Ministry of Health is calling on the public to take actions to prevent mosquito bites and the proliferation of the mosquito vector of dengue, Zika, yellow fever and chikungunya. The call...

Here are the top five posts on Outbreak News Today for the Thanksgiving week, the week Nov. 17 through Nov. 23: 5. North Carolina: Chickenpox outbreak reported at Asheville school The largest outbreak...

Israeli health officials report concluding their investigating into a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak, primarily in the south of the country, within the Bedouin sector settlements. The products linked...

A DNA vaccine tested in mice reduces accumulation of both types of toxic proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease, according to research that scientists say may pave the way to a clinical trial. A...