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Vaccine-preventable diseases in the Philippines: Diphtheria, measles and tetanus up in 2022

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philippines Department of Health has reported increases in most vaccine-preventable diseases in 2022 year to date, according to their latest data published this week. Diphtheria Through...

Clostridium perfringens food poisoning linked to dozens of illnesses in Yamaguchi Prefecture

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Yamaguchi Prefecture announced on 26 Sep 2022 that 46 residents of 2 elderly facilities run by the social welfare corporation Midoriyamakai in Furukawa-cho, Kudamatsu City developed...

Sudan: Dengue, chikungunya reported in South Darfur

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Health officials in South Darfur, Sudan, reported on one dengue fever case and eight chikungunya cases recently, according to a Dabanga report. Director of the Emergency and Epidemiology...

Lebanon records 1st cholera case in nearly 30 years

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced the registration of the first cholera case in the country in nearly 30 years. The Media Office in the Ministry of Public Health issued the...

Malawi cholera outbreak update: Nearly 4,000 cases reported

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 A total of 22 districts have reported Cholera cases since the confirmation of the first case in March 2022 in Machinga district. As of October 5, the cumulative confirmed cases and...

Indian cough syrup may be linked to Gambia’s rash of acute kidney injury cases

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the surge of acute kidney injury (AKI) of unknown etiology cases in young children, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the identification of substandard...

Vietnam dengue update: 236,700 cases, 98 deaths

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NewsDesk @bactiman63  In a follow-up on the dengue fever situation in Vietnam, the Ministry of Health now reports 236,730 cases of dengue fever, including 98 deaths. This is an increase of about 12,000...

Rift Valley fever in Mauritania: 4 more human cases, 1 death recorded

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the human Rift Valley fever (RVF) situation in the African country of Mauritania, the country’s health ministry reported four additional human cases and one...

Florida dengue local transmission cases rise to 23

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Florida Department of Health reported one additional autochthonous dengue fever case in Miami-Dade County the week ending October 1. This brings the state total of dengue...

Pakistan dengue update: Cases rise across the country

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The unprecedented monsoon rain from June to September 2022 triggered one of Pakistan’s worst floods in decades. It is estimated that over 33 million people, around 15 per...