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Scotland reports H5N1 avian influenza in flock of gamebirds

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Scottish government are reminding bird keepers to maximize biosecurity and keep their flocks housed after avian influenza (H5N1) was confirmed in a flock of approximately...

Scotland confirms H5N8 avian influenza on Island of Sanday farm

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Officials with the Scottish government have confirmed a flock of birds from a farm on the Island of Sanday in Orkney has tested positive for H5N8 avian influenza. In order to...

UK: Coronavirus cases rise to 8 in England, Diagnostic test rolls out today to 12 labs

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) situation in the United Kingdom, the Chief Medical Officer for England, Professor Chris Whitty said today that...

Babesia venatorum reported for the first time in the UK

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Scientists have detected an exotic tick-borne parasite within sheep in the North of Scotland, according to a new study. The research, by scientists at the University of Glasgow’s School of Veterinary...

Scotland: Two diphtheria cases reported in Edinburgh

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Local media in Edinburgh, Scotland are reporting that two people have been admitted to a local hospital being treated for diphtheria. This has been confirmed by NHS Lothian. According...

England reports most quarterly mumps in a decade, London measles outbreak

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Mumps Public Health England (PHE) reported a total of 2,028 confirmed cases of mumps during the second quarter of 2019, an increase over the first quarter of 2019...

Lyme disease in the UK: New cases might top 8,000 in 2019

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New cases of tick-borne Lyme disease in the UK may be three times higher than previous estimates suggest, and might top 8000 in 2019, based on these figures, concludes research published in the online...

Scotland reports 100 percent increase in gonorrhea in 5 years

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By News Desk   @bactiman63 Reports from Health Protection Scotland (HPS) show that the sexually transmitted infections (STI), chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis have all increased from 2017 to 2018. In...

Scotland: Several wound botulism cases reported since February

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Scotland health officials have received at least four notifications of wound botulism cases (3 confirmed and one probable) since February. The source of the infection is believed to be heroin contaminated...

Infectious disease bric-a-bracs: Semen injections, Rascism allegations at WHO and African trypanosomes

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Here is a look at some interesting infectious disease and health news reported across the globe: “Semenly” Harmless Back Pain: An Unusual Presentation of a Subcutaneous Abscess We report, with review...