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Portugal: Nearly half the population have received the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Portugal already has 46% of the population with the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19, according to the vaccination report released today by the General...

Malaria research: University of Nottingham scientists make breakthrough towards stopping transmission

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Scientists at the University of Nottingham have made a major breakthrough in discovering how the malaria parasite is able to multiply rapidly in the mosquito gut,...

Nigeria: States battling cholera outbreak supported by NCDC

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reports activating a multi-sectoral National Cholera Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), following an increase in cholera...

Mucormycosis case reported in Formosa, Argentina

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Ministry of Health of the Nation informs that the first notification was received to the National Health Surveillance System ((SNVS-SISA) of a case of mucormycosis,...

African swine fever recorded in Chhukha district, Bhutan; 16th Asian country to report

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In an African swine fever (ASF) update from the The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), an outbreak was reported in the country of Bhutan,...

‘Ten Facts You Should Know About Lyme Disease’ removed from IDSA website

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In response to a complaint filed by the Patient Centered Care Advocacy Group (PCCAG), the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has removed the publication, Ten...

Ethiopia: Some 200 unknown disease related to camels reported

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The World Health Organization (WHO) were recently notified of an outbreak of human infections linked to camels in area of Ethiopia that has affected nearly 200 people. WHO...

Guillain-Barré syndrome reported following COVID-19 vaccination in India and England

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In two separate articles in the Annals of Neurology, clinicians in India and England report cases of a rare neurological disorder called Guillain-Barre syndrome...

Norovirus outbreak reported in suburban Seattle, Linked to Mazatlan Restaurant in Auburn

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenew Officials with Public Health — Seattle & King County report investigating an outbreak of norovirus-like illness with vomiting, diarrhea, body aches, and chills...

Canada: H3N2 variant influenza case reported in Manitoba

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health authorities in Manitoba have reported a single case of H3N2 variant influenza (flu) (H3N2v) in the southern part of the province. The virus is related to influenza...