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Philippines dengue epidemic up to 370K cases, Indonesia cases up ‘drastically’

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Philippines It has been a record season for dengue fever in the Philippines in 2019. Between 1 January and 19 October 2019, 371,717 dengue cases including 1,407...

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Malaysia dengue update, Selangor urged to draft a long-term blueprint to combat dengue

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Malaysian health officials are now reporting more than 110,000 dengue fever cases through Nov. 4 The officials tally stands at 110,868, including 154 deaths. Selangor...

Fluzone® High-Dose Quadrivalent vaccine receives FDA approval for use in adults 65 years of age and older

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental Biologics License Application for Fluzone® High-Dose Quadrivalent (Influenza Vaccine) for use in adults 65 years of age and older. Fluzone® High-Dose...

DR Congo measles epidemic continues rise: Nearly 223K cases to date

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Approximately 12,000 additional measles cases have been reported in the worlds largest outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in the past two weeks. Through...

Dengue cases top 75,000 in Espírito Santo, Brazil

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Brazil has reported a record year as far as cases of dengue fever are concerned, recently eclipsing the 2 million mark for 2019. In the southeastern Brazilian state...

Dengue outbreak: ‘Probably the worst we’ve had since 2010’ says CDC epidemiologist

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Dengue fever is seeing a massive resurgence in a number of countries around the globe and according to epidemiologist at the CDC’s Dengue Branch in Puerto Rico,...

Bangladesh dengue outbreak declines by half in October

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The dengue fever epidemic is slowing as seen in the decrease in cases reported in October. According to the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research...

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The Kay Hagan Tick Act makes it through the Senate Health Committee

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On Thursday, the Senate Health Committee voted to advance legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tina Smith (D-MN) to improve research, prevention, diagnostics, and treatment...

Saudi Arabia reports 1st MERS case of November in Riyadh

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Saudi Arabia Health Ministry reported the first Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) infection of November in a individual from Riyadh. The...

Malaysia: Imported canned luncheon meat from China has DNA of African Swine Fever in Sarawak

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Malaysia Ministry of Health (MOH) reports being briefed on the issue of imported Canned Luncheon Meat products from China that have been detected with the DNA...