By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Tennessee A deer harvested in Shelby County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). The...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews A salmonella outbreak in Maipú commune in Santiago Province has now affected 80 people, according to the Chile news source, T13 (computer translated). This is up...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Public Health Institute of Chile reported a confirmed case of dengue serotype DEN-2 on Easter Island, the first of its kind in the island territory. The patient,...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Earlier this week, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) release the latest data on malaria in the Region of the Americas. In this video, I focus on the “official”...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Los Angeles County health officials issued a health alert this week after reporting several recent cases of wound botulism associated with heroin injection. Since...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The World Health Organization (WHO) reported this week on a autochthonous case of yellow fever in Venezuela. According to the case report: The case-patient is a 46-year-old...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on reports in recent days (HERE, HERE and HERE), Federal and state health officials are advising that consumers not eat and retailers not sell any...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida are reporting two chickenpox cases in students, the first time this has been seen in four years. According...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the College of Charleston reported an additional eight confirmed mumps cases, bringing the outbreak total at the campus to 51. School President Andrew...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health authorities in Piauí state in northeast Brazil have reported a 332.7 percent increase in dengue fever cases in the state from 2018 to 2019. The Piauí Health...