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Vietnam dengue tally rises to over 179,000 cases, signs of decreases reported

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to Vietnamese health authorities, since the beginning of the year, 179,011 cases of dengue fever, including 70 deaths have been reported to date. According to general statistics...

First case of bird flu confirmed in a porpoise

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The SVA- Statens veterinärmedicinska anstalt has confirmed the first finding of avian influenza virus in a porpoise. The analysis shows that the porpoise died as a result of the...

Eastern Equine Encephalitis reported in Antwerp, NY horse

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Jefferson County Public Health Service has been notified by the New York State Department of Health that a 6-year-old, unvaccinated horse, who died in the Town of Antwerp, was...

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Kasaï-Oriental measles epidemic tops 6,000 cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The head of the Kasaï-Oriental provincial health division (DPS), Doctor Nestor Tshiteku said this week the number of measles cases has increased significantly in the province even...

Massachusetts reports 1st human West Nile virus case in Suffolk County

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced the first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in the state this year. The individual is a female in her 70s who...

Los Angeles County reports first human West Nile virus cases of the year

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed the first cases of human West Nile virus (WNV) infection in Los Angeles County for the 2022 season. A...

Brazil: Domestic puppy in Minas Gerais contracts monkeypox, Lived with confirmed human case

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ministry of Health has been notified of the first confirmed case of monkeypox, also known as monkeypox, in a domestic animal. The case took place in Juiz de Fora/MG. The confirmation...

Texas: Harris County officials await autopsy results on presumptive positive monkeypox case

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Harris County Public Health reported Monday: An adult with various severe illnesses who was also presumptive positive for monkeypox died on August 28, 2022, at a Harris County hospital. At...

Rio de Janeiro reports 1st monkeypox death

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 On Monday, Rio de Janeiro recorded the first death by monkeypox in the state. The patient, a 33-year-old man, was hospitalized at Hospital Ferreira Machado, in Campos dos Goytacazes,...

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Texas: Anthrax reported in a barbary sheep in Uvalde County

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Texas officials reported on the confirmation of anthrax in a barbary sheep, also known as an aoudad, on a premises in Uvalde County. The premises is located 16 miles north west of...