By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 New Mexico health officials report investigating seven mumps cases at the Torrance County Detention Facility. Mumps is a highly contagious disease that is spread through the...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Earlier this month, Philippines health officials reported two confirmed cases of vaccine-derived poliovirus type 2 (VDPV2)–one in a 3-year-old girl from Lanao del Sur in...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) situation in Michigan, state health officials now report nine human EEE cases from six counties–Barry, Calhoun,...

Antibiotic-resistant pathogens can be spread via washing machines. This has been proven by hygienists at the University of Bonn for a children’s hospital in which a Klebsiella oxytoca type was...

Iowa state health officials have reported 23 cases of severe respiratory illness associated with vaping to date. Of the 23 Iowa cases, ages range from 17 to 60 and 18 have reported the use of THC. Mirroring...

The Georgia Department of Health identified the state’s first death from a vaping-associated illness. The patient had a history of heavy nicotine vaping, but no reported history of vaping THC. To date,...

Florida state health officials have reported the first death linked to Lung Injury Associated with E-Cigarette Use, or Vaping. Health officials offered no information concerning the case but did note...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The number of dengue fever cases reported to date in the western hemisphere has eclipsed 2.5 million cases, surpassing the 2.415 million cases reported in 2015. According...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Malaysian health officials report the number of dengue fever cases have surpassed 100,000 for 2019 to date. Through Sep. 29, 100,803 cases have been reported with...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews While more attention, but not nearly enough, has been given to the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in 2019 to date,...