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Avian influenza reported in Vermont backyard flock

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in...

Colorado reports first detection of H5 influenza virus in a human

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has been monitoring and testing people exposed to poultry and wild birds infected with avian flu (Highly Pathogenic Avian...

Probable botulism death reported in Washington

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials with Grays Harbor County Public Health in Washington state are reporting on a probable foodborne botulism death recently. According to health officials, a Grays Harbor...

Acute Hepatitis of Unknown Etiology: Wisconsin investigates 4 cases, 1 death

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Wisconsin Department of Health issued a health alert to physicians yesterday concerning the recent increase in cases of acute hepatitis and adenovirus infection in children. Since...

Dengue fever in Timor-Leste (Video news report)

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In this news report, I examine the situation with the sharp rise in dengue fever in the southeast Asian country of Timor-Leste. Australia: Melioidosis increase reported in Top End Mexico:...

Australia: Melioidosis increase reported in Top End

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Health officials are warning the public to take extra precautions to prevent the bacterial disease, melioidosis, as they report an increase in cases this season in the Top End, according to a local media...

Mexico: First human rabies case in Jalisco in years

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 A 41-year-old man from El Salto, Jalisco died from rabies on April 18, the first such case reported in the state in years. On April 14, 2022, the Mexican Institute Social Security...

Measles cases up worldwide in early 2022

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The World Health Organization (WHO) reports a 79 percent increase in measles cases globally during the first two months of 2022, compared the same period last year. Almost 17,338...

Japan reports acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children case, 1st in Asia

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced the first confirmed case of acute hepatitis of unknown origin that corresponds with the provisional case definition outlined...

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Ebola outbreak: 2nd case reported, ‘Vaccination should start in the next few days’

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the 14th Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) (HERE and HERE), the World Health Organization (WHO) tweeted today: Health...