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Pakistan: 7th Naegleria fowleri case reported in Karachi

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Karachi health officials are reporting an additional case of Primary Amoebic Meningoence­phalitis (PAM) due to the amoeba parasite, Naegleria fowleri in a 23-year-old man. It is...

Georgia officials report Naegleria fowleri death in resident

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Georgia state health officials report a resident has died from Naegleria fowleri infection, a rare infection which destroys brain tissue, causing brain swelling and usually death. The...

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Poland reports 12 trichinosis in first half of 2023

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 During the period of January 1 to June 30, 2023, Poland officials reported 12 confirmed trichinosis cases (a parasitic disease)  in the country, a significant difference compared...

Thailand reports more than 800 liver fluke infections in first half of 2023, Nearly half in Nan

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Thailand health officials report 848 liver fluke cases in the first six months of 2023. This compares to the 959 cases reported in all of 2022. Nearly half the cases are reported...

Cyclospora: More than 200 cases reported in the US since April 1

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported the number of cyclosporiasis illnesses acquired in the United States with onset on or after April 1, 2023 has risen to...

Schistosomiasis and soil transmitted helminths in Brazil

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Schistosomiasis Schistosomiasis is present in most Brazilian states, but mainly in the Northeast and Southeast regions. The states of Alagoas, Bahia, Pernambuco, Rio Grande do Norte,...

Japan: Woman contracts Anisakis parasites from sushi in Hitachinaka

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Ibaraki Prefectural Government reports an anisakiasis infection in a woman in her 40s who ate several kinds of raw fish at the Kaiten-zushi Morita sushi restaurant near the Nakaminato...

Russia: Increase in opisthorchiasis cases in Novosibirsk region

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In 2022, the number of cases of opisthorchiasis morbidity increased in the Novosibirsk Region. This is a parasitic disease caused by flatworms. According to data provided by the Rospotrebnadzor...

Babesiosis in the US with the CDC’s Megan Swanson

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a recent paper in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), authors report U.S. babesiosis incidence significantly increased in northeastern states in the past...

Philippines: ‘Rising cases of amebiasis’ in San Carlos City prompts State of health of emergency declaration

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The San Carlos City government in Negros Occidental province declared state of health emergency after reports of an increase in amebiasis cases last week. San Carlos City Mayor Renato...