Here are the top five posts on Outbreak News Today for the week Nov. 10 through Nov. 16:
5. Measles outbreak in Thailand: More than 1,500 cases in the South
The measles outbreak in the southern provinces of Thailand continues to grow.
4. Brazil: Family of seven contract Chagas disease from acaí
A family of seven from Curralinho, Marajó contracted the parasitic infection, Chagas disease, after comsuming contaminated acai.
3. Jerusalem measles: Doctors ‘afraid they’re losing control’
Another measles post ends up in the Top 5. This one is about the outbreak in Jerusalem and other parts of Israel.
2. Greece reports nine recent locally acquired malaria cases
Greek health officials have reported nine autochthonous non-Plasmodium falciparum malaria cases since August.
1. Naegleria fowleri death reported in California
The top report of the past week was about the death of a child who contracted the “brain-eating amoeba”, Naegleria fowleri in Southern California.
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Related blog posts:
- Rhesus macaques in Florida: Population predicted to double, and of course there is Herpes B
- Infectious disease news: Top 5 posts for the week Nov. 3- Nov. 9
- Lady Montagu: A Pioneer of The Early Vaccine
- United Kingdom: Last case of classical human rabies was in 1902
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