Here are the top five posts on Outbreak News Today for the week Jan. 5 through Jan. 11:
5. Wyoming: Rare antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection reported in Cheyenne
The number 5 post of the week is based on a report from the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) about a rare antibiotic-resistant infection (mcr-1) in a patient being treated in Cheyenne.
4. Japan reports an additional 600 syphilis cases in past 4 weeks
Japan has reported more syphilis cases in 2018 than has been seen in decades.
3. New bat-borne filovirus, Měnglà virus, discovered in Yunnan Province, China
Researchers from Singapore’s Duke-NUS Medical School, in collaboration with scientists in China, have identified and characterised a new genus of filovirus from a Rousettus bat in China.
2. Oasis of the Seas: 277 sickened on cruise, voyage cut short
The number two post of the week was our initial report on the GI outbreak onboard Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas cruise ship.
1.Measles in New York: Largest outbreak since elimination
The top story of the week was on New York state’s large measles outbreak.
New podcasts:
- Polio outbreak confirmed in Mozambique
- Drug resistant gonorrhea in the UK: Two cases being investigated
- San Antonio: Flu activity up, Metro Health giving away free flu vaccine
- Uganda: Cholera outbreak in Kampala
- Travel warning: Drug-resistant Pseudomonas infections linked to surgeries in Tijuana, Mexico
- Chile begins measles vaccination campaign, First hantavirus case confirmed
- Chagas disease diagnosis and treatment: PAHO issues new guide
