In an update on the Legionnaires’ Disease cases linked to the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison, five cases of possible nosocomial Legionnaires’ disease are now being investigated. All...

Chilean health officials have reported the first two measles cases of 2018. Both are confirmed, imported cases reported in November. According to the  Chile Public Health Institute (ISP): The first case...

The Philippines Department of Health (DOH) reported recently that the suspected measles outbreak in the province of Sarangani affected 84 persons as of November 28, with 18 deaths. Age range of these...

Oils from garlic and several other common herbs and medicinal plants show strong activity against the bacterium that causes Lyme disease, according to a study by researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg...

In a follow-up on the polio outbreak of circulating vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (cVDPV2), UN health officials report the outbreak has been successfully stopped. The first cases of the cVDPV2 outbreak...

Chicago health officials are reporting a 15% decrease in residents newly diagnosed with HIV in 2017 compared to one year earlier, according to a Chicago Department of Public Health’s (CDPH)  2017...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today that based on the number of reported cases of AFM in the United States through November 30, 2018, it appears that the number of persons...

In a follow-up on the hepatitis E outbreak in Bocaranga-Koui Health District, Central African Republic,  since late October,  67 new cases of acute jaundice syndrome were reported,of which 51 were...

The Oregon Zoo announced last week the death of a ix-year-old Asian elephant named Lily. The elephant succumbed to a sudden onset of endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV), a rapidly progressing and often...

Finland health officials have issued a measles warning (computer translated) for the Luodo, Ostrobothnia area after a child tested positive for the contagious viral disease. The child reportedly contracted...