By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In the period from June to mid-August 2020, Statens Serum Institut detected three Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) cases in patients who, with great certainty, were bitten by ticks...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 A new case of Ebola virus disease (EVD) was confirmed in the 11th outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on September 28 in the health zone of Makanza. This...

Sanofi Pasteur India announced the launch of Tetraxim® (DTaP-IPV). The booster vaccine is indicated for preschoolers and provides protection against four major diseases – Diphtheria, Pertussis,...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 According to data from the National Committee for Epidemic Control (CTNLE), out of the 943,040 malaria tests conducted between 1 January and 13 September 2020, a total of 571,258...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Six New Yorkers have been diagnosed with West Nile virus infections: two from Queens, two from Manhattan, and one each from Staten Island and Brooklyn, the first such cases of...

New research from the University of Georgia supports growing evidence for airborne transmission of COVID-19 in enclosed spaces. Researchers were able to link a community outbreak of COVID-19 in China to...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 New York City health officials report thirty rabies positive animals across the five boroughs to date in 2020: 8 raccoons, 1 skunk, and 1 cat from Bronx, 12 raccoons, 1 cat,...

Shionogi & Co., Ltd. Monday announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for FETROJA ® (cefiderocol) for the treatment of patients...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the chikungunya outbreak in Chad, 30,220 cases have been reported since the declaration of the outbreak in August 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO)...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Health officials in Fiji have reported an outbreak of leptospirosis; most cases have been recorded in the Central and Northern divisions. In response to the outbreak, the Fiji...