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China: Human H3N8 avian influenza case reported in Henan Province

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The China National Health Commission reported today on a human infection with H3N8 avian influenza in Henan Province. The patient is a four-year-old boy from Zhumadian City. This...

Japanese encephalitis in Australia (Video news report)

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Australia has been tackling a Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) outbreak in recent months where dozens of human cases and scores of piggeries have been affected. It is also the first...

Ebola outbreak in DRC: Patient received vaccine in 2020 and other details

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Today, the Africa CDC published a press release on the latest Ebola outbreak in Equateur Province, Democratic Republic of Congo, which offered some additional details on the case: The...

Canada: Sled dog tests positive for rabies in Nunavut

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Nunavut Department of Health is advising residents of Iqaluit that a sled dog has tested positive for rabies. All other sled dogs on the team are isolated and being monitored...

Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever in Southern Iraq

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Public Health Department in Dhi Qar, southern Iraq, announced Sunday the registration of new cases of hemorrhagic fever (Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever), according to a Shafaq...

Brazil: Nearly 27,000 dengue cases reported in Federal District during first 3 months

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Federal District recorded 26,813 probable cases of dengue in 2022, according to a bulletin from the Health Department, released on Friday, April 22. The data is for the period...

Emerging MRSA strain with high potential for spread in the community has been isolated from hedgehogs in Helsinki

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 For the first time, a highly transmissible strain of the antibiotic-resistant superbug MRSA currently plaguing hospitals in Northern Europe has been isolated from hedgehogs in Helsinki....

Reunion Island reports spike in leptospirosis

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Since the beginning of the year, 99 cases of leptospirosis have been reported, including 43 in March and 35 cases in April, according to the Regional Health Agency (ARS) of Reunion. Among...

Guinea: Lassa fever epidemic declared after confirmation in 17-year-old

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Guinea Minister of Health and Public Hygiene, Dr. Mamadou Pethe Diallo declared a Lassa fever outbreak in the country after the confirmation of a case in Guéckédou. The patient...

Acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children reported in a dozen countries, 17 required liver transplant

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 This weekend, the World Health Organization (WHO) published an outbreak overview of the acute, severe hepatitis of unknown origin in children. Here is some of that information: As...