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Malaysia: Another rabies death in Sarawak

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Malaysia Ministry of Health reported an additional human rabies case in Sarawak province, the ninth of the year. The case is a 53-year-old woman from Selangau...

Ehrlichiosis in Australia: Cases are exploding in some regions

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the tick-borne dog disease, Ehrlichiosis, in Australia, vets in Top End in Australia’s Northern Territory say some 1000 dogs have died of ...

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Predicting the future geographic spread of Lyme disease in the Midwest

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 By drawing from decades of studies, scientists created a timeline marking the arrival of black-legged ticks, also known as deer ticks, in hundreds of counties across 10 Midwestern...

The Netherlands reports ‘swine flu’ case that occurred in 2019

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 One human case of infection with a swine influenza A(H1N1)v virus was reported by the Netherlands, which occurred in September 2019, according to the World Health Organization...

Belgium declared African swine fever disease free

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 On December 21, 2020, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) issued the self-declaration submitted by Belgium on October 27 for regaining the disease-free status “African...

Majority of people who have had a coronavirus infection retain antibodies for over six months: Finland health officials

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 A study by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has found that a very large share of people infected with coronavirus in the spring still had detectable antibodies...

Rabid raccoon enters South Carolina hospital, One person exposed

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 South Carolina health officials report that a rabid raccoon entered the Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, South Carolina. It is reported that at least one person was...

Ebola: Reston virus spreads efficiently in pigs, according to researchers

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Reston ebolavirus (RESTV) should be considered a livestock pathogen with potential to affect other mammals, including people, according to National Institutes of Health scientists. The caution comes from...

Dengue 2, 3 outbreak still on the loose across Pacific communities, statistic shows

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By Teddy Cambosa Recent statistics provided by the organization Pacific Community have seen a spike in dengue cases across several island communities in the Pacific region. A total of 3,869 dengue-like-illness...

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Kerala health minister on Shigella outbreak: ‘Everything is under control’

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By Teddy Cambosa After a suspected Shigella outbreak that claimed the life of an 11-year old child in the city of Kozhikode, Kerala health prime minister KK Shailaja has stated that the aforementioned...