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Top 5 infectious disease posts for July 2023

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Here are the five most popular posts on Outbreak News Today for the month of July 2023: 5. Poland: Avian Influenza A(H5N1) virus in cats update In a follow-up on the H5N1 avian...

Japan: COVID-19 surge reported in Okinawa

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In Japan, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare announced on June 23 that the number of new COVID-19 cases reported from about 5,000 medical institutions nationwide for fixed-point...

Okinawa reports 1st case of monkeypox, Cases in Japan increasing

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Okinawa Prefecture reported a monkeypox, or Mpox case in a man in his 40s who presented with fever, rash and sore throat. The man had no history of overseas travel. Testing for monkeypox...

Japan reports more than 600 COVID-19 cases, First time since mid-October

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials in Japan reported 673 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, the first time the daily total topped 600 in the country since October 14, 2021. In Tokyo,...

Japan: Increasing COVID-19 cases prompt extension of emergency declaration, Seven prefectures added

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the COVID-19 situation in Japan, the state of emergency has been extended until September 12, according to local media (computer translated). In...

Japan: Tokyo reports nearly 5,000 COVID-19 cases, 66% of prefectures seeing ‘explosive growth’

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported the second most COVID-19 cases in a single day on Thursday with 4,989 cases. This number is down just 53 from the record number just one...

Okinawa: Scores of COVID-19 cases reported on US bases

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with the Okinawa government report that more than 60 U.S. forces stationed at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma and Camp Hansen have tested positive...

Japan 2018: Measles, rubella and syphilis

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In 2018, Japanese health officials battled three infectious disease outbreaks of note– the vaccine-preventable diseases of measles and rubella and the sexually transmitted infection, syphilis. Measles While...

Japan measles outbreak: 161 cases reported in first five months

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Japan’s National International Health Regulations Focal Point (NFP) notified WHO of an ongoing outbreak of measles in Japan. From 1 January through 20 May 2018, 161 cases of measles were diagnosed,...

Okinawa declares end to measles outbreak

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After reporting 99 confirmed measles cases since March, Okinawa health officials have declared an end to the outbreak. In a message from the Director General Department of Public Health and Medical Care...