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Infectious disease bric-a-bracs: Cerebral malaria, Anti-filarial drugs, What causes autism?

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Here is a look at some interesting infectious disease and health news, opinion and research reported across the globe: Unsticking malaria One feature of the most virulent species of malaria parasite, Plasmodium...

Six Hospitalized as Kentucky E coli Outbreak Grows

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By Jory Lange An E coli outbreak in Kentucky may be growing.  Six people have been hospitalized and 20 Kentuckians tested positive for E coli O103.  Many of those affected by this E coli outbreak live...

New York: Invasive meningococcal disease in Far Rockaway, Queens

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New York City health officials are reporting two cases of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) that were diagnosed in early March in persons who either live or work in Far Rockaway, Queens. The first...

Outbreak News This Week Radio Show: Rockland measles outbreak, RFK Jr., Health promotion

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On Sunday’s show I look at the recent news from Rockland County, New York where the County Executive, Ed Day declared a county wide State of Emergency, which effectively banned all unvaccinated...

Shigella Outbreak Sickens 107 Wedding Guests In Yamhill County, Near Portland, Oregon

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By Jory Lange A Shigella outbreak at a wedding near Portland, Oregon that sickened 107 wedding guests has just been reported by the Oregon Health Authority. 263 people attended the wedding. At least 107...

Legionnaires’ Disease Kills One, Sickens Another in California

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By Jory D. Lange, Jr. A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak has killed one and sickened another in California. The Legionnaires’ outbreak happened at the California Health Care Facility (CHCF) in Stockton,...

Mumps outbreak in Madrid: Dozens of cases reported at Pontifical University of Comillas

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Health officials in Madrid, Spain are reporting a mumps outbreak at the Higher Technical School of Engineering (ICAI) of the Pontifical University of Comillas , according to a Que report (computer translated). Director...

Rat lungworm: Hawaii reports 2nd case of 2019

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Hawaii health officials are reporting the second case of angiostrongyliasis, or rat lungworm disease this year in an individual from North Hawai‘i. This is the second case from Hawai‘i County...

The Epidemiology of the 2017 Plague Epidemic in Madagascar

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A new paper published in Lancet Infectious Diseases describes the characteristics of the large urban plague epidemic in Madagascar in the latter half of 2017. Madagascar accounts for 75% of global plague...

Spokane: Meningococcal meningitis case reported in Sacajawea Middle School student

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Spokane County health officials report investigating a case of Neisseria meningitidis, also known as meningococcal disease or meningitis, in a hospitalized female student who attends Sacajawea Middle...