By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The number of dengue fever cases in Rio de Janeiro have doubled in 2019 as compared to last year, according to a Noticias.R7 report (computer translated). From January...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the University of North Carolina- Greensboro (UNCG) reported a confirmed mumps case yesterday in the school community. All close contacts have been...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Venezuela report 520 measles cases through Oct. 31 this year, according to Pan American Health Organization data. Since measles reappeared in...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Southwest Nebraska Public Health Department (SWNPHD) have confirmed a hantavirus case in the district, the first such case reported in six years. According...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials Paraíba, a state in Brazil’s Northeast, are reporting a 67 percent increase in dengue fever cases in 2019. According to a Portal T5 report...

Specialty biopharmaceutical company, RedHill Biopharma Ltd announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Talicia® (omeprazole magnesium, amoxicillin and rifabutin) delayed-release...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Philippines health officials have reported the fourth confirmed polio (vaccine-derived poliovirus) case since September, this one from Mindanao. The case was confirmed...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The number of hepatitis A outbreak cases in Minnesota has risen to 49 as of Nov. 1, according to health officials. Seven out of 10 cases required hospitalization...

Fagron Inc. is voluntarily recalling all unexpired lots of LETS GEL KIT Convenience Packs to the hospital, pharmacy and distributor level. The product has been found to potentially contain microbial contamination...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Sindh province are reporting an additional human rabies death in a 45-year-old man from Karachi. The victim was admitted to Karachi’s Jinnah...