Concerns about Vaccine-Derived Polio
Dec 6, 2019 | Outbreak NewsThe World Health Organization (WHO) identified nine new polio cases caused by the polio vaccine in Nigeria, Congo, Central African Republic and Angola in November. The total number of children this...
Plague Cases in China
Dec 3, 2019 | Outbreak NewsOn November 18, three cases of the plague, two pneumonic and one bubonic, were confirmed in China [1,2,3,4]. The first two cases, reported on November 12, were an inner-Mongolian husband and wife [1...
Is this the end of the mosquito?
Dec 2, 2019 | Outbreak NewsBackground What is considered to be the world’s deadliest animal? Is it snakes, or sharks, or even humans? Not even close. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (...
Update of African Swine Fever in Asia
Nov 21, 2019 | Outbreak NewsThe Spread of African Swine Fever in Asia The outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) is ongoing in Asia, especially in Cambodia, China, North Korea, Laos, Philippine, Mongolia and Vietnam [1]. The...
Hepatitis A Outbreak in New Jersey
Nov 14, 2019 | Outbreak NewsSituation in New Jersey: The New Jersey Department of Health reported on November 4th that a deli worker at the ShopRite in Somerville, New Jersey was infected with hepatitis A and worked during a...
Ebola: New Developments
Nov 13, 2019 | Outbreak NewsThe current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) began in 2018 and has affected over 3,000 lives. As of November 12, there have been 3,287 Ebola cases (3,169 confirmed and 118...
Sexual Transmission of Dengue
Nov 12, 2019 | Outbreak NewsBackground Dengue virus is an acute illness that is spread through the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito. This is done so when a female mosquito feeds on an infected human host, therefore...
Anthrax Kills Over 100 Elephants in Botswana
Nov 11, 2019 | Outbreak NewsBACKGROUND When Americans think about anthrax, we think about the weaponization of white powder that was sent to U.S. Senators and news agencies after the September 11th terrorist attacks [1]. This...
Kyasanur Forest Disease in India
Nov 11, 2019 | Outbreak NewsCurrent Situation Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD), also known as Monkey Disease, is endemic to Karnataka, India, a state located in the southwest area of the country. Historically, there...
Dengue Outbreak in Delhi, India
Nov 7, 2019 | Outbreak NewsCurrent Situation: A municipal report of New Delhi reported that 833 cases of dengue had been recorded in the city as of October 19th this year [1]. Of the total dengue cases, 551 were identified in...
First Local Polio Case in Zambia since 1995
Oct 29, 2019 | Outbreak NewsCurrent Situation On October 21, 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Health Agency, and Zambian Health Minister Dr. Chitalu Chilufya reported the first local polio case in...
Pertussis Outbreak in Nevada High School
Oct 29, 2019 | Outbreak NewsThe Washoe County Health District has confirmed four cases of pertussis (whooping cough) at Bishop Manogue High School in Reno, Nevada on October 22, 2019 [1]. The school and health district jointly...
Emergence of Mysterious Leishmania-Like Parasite
Oct 23, 2019 | Outbreak NewsOn September 30, 2019 research out of the Federal Universities of São Carlos, Sergipe, and São Paulo, Brazil along with the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil and the National Institutes of Health,...
Reply to: Measles in America: Why vaccination matters
What a shame this outbreak is! We had eradicated measles in the US with measles vaccine! Then...4 years 9 months ago
Reply to: Just the Vax, Please: Vaccines and Hospital Acquired Infections -- Using old techniques to address new issues
Yet another vaccine - when will enough be enough. A very proven method of curing C Diff is fecal...5 years 8 months ago
Reply to: The P. Vivax Comeback -- Is Malaria Beating Natural Defense?
A few comments- human malarias are *only* transmitted by female Anopheles (although other genera...5 years 12 months ago