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Rabies vaccination drive in Nelson Mandela Bay, 71 cases reported in the city

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Less than a week after a nine-year-old boy died from rabies, officials with the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality report holding a rabies vaccination drive for pets in...

Albuquerque zoo loses 4th ape to Shigella

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By NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the Shigella outbreak among apes at the ABQ BioPark Zoo (HERE and HERE), zoo officials announced the fourth death in an infant siamang. According to zoo officials,...

Spain: Lymphogranuloma venereum cases up in the northern province of Navarra

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Navarra Institute of Public and Labor Health (ISPLN) are reporting an increase in cases of the sexually transmitted infection (STI), Lymphogranuloma...

Iraq: Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever death reported in Mosul

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Iraq are reporting the death of a person working as a butcher in Mosul city due to infection with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF), according...

Negros Oriental reports decrease in dengue; however, health officials say be mindful this rainy season

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Negros Oriental province in the Central Visayas region of the Philippines are reporting a significant increase in dengue fever so far in 2021. As...

Metro Manila under Alert Level 4, Most COVID-19 cases come from a ‘few’ barangays

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Department of Health on Tuesday said that the National Capital Region (NCR), aka Metro Manila would be placed under Alert Level 4 during the first week of the...

Dengue fever prompts withdrawal of Zambales Joanna Marie Rabe from Miss Universe Philippines

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Miss Universe Philippines 2021 Zambales delegate, Joanna Maria Rabe announced on social media Monday her withdrawal from the pageant due to a dengue fever infection. According...

Fairbanks, Alaska: Two additional ‘Alaskapox’ cases this summer

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up to a report last year, the Alaska Department of Epidemiology reported in July and August 2021, two unrelated persons from the Fairbanks area presented...

Nigeria cholera update: Nearly 70K suspect cases reported in first 8 months of 2021

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the cholera outbreak in Nigeria, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reports through September 5, a total of 69,925 suspected cases including...

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Jamaica reports dozens of COVID-19 Mu Variant cases

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Jamaica officials have reported dozens of confirmed cases of the Mu variant of COVID-19 on the island. This comes a few days after the the Ministry of Health and Wellness...