EpiCore RFIs: Cholera in Mandera, Kenya
Aug 21, 2019 | Outbreak News, Featured SeriesOn August 14, 2019, the HealthMap system was alerted to a potential cholera outbreak in Mandera, Kenya. When the media report was published, 6 people had been hospitalized since August 9, 2019, four...
EpiCore RFIs: Suspected African Swine Fever in the Philippines
Aug 21, 2019 | Outbreak News, Featured SeriesOn August 19, 2019, the HealthMap system was alerted to unusual pig mortality in the Philippines that was due to suspected African Swine Fever. While African Swine Fever poses no health risk to...
What is Tetanus?
Aug 13, 2019 | Outbreak NewsTetanus is a non-communicable disease caused by exposure to the toxin-producing spores of the ubiquitous bacterium, Clostridium tetani. The bacteria are commonly found in soil and both animal and...
EpiCore RFIs: Tuberculosis in a German School District
Aug 7, 2019 | Outbreak News, Featured SeriesThe HealthMap system received a media report on August 2, 2019 that announced a tuberculosis outbreak in a German school district. At the time of the news release, 109 students had been diagnosed...
EpiCore RFIs: Acute Respiratory Illness in Fairfax County, Virginia
Jul 29, 2019 | Outbreak News, Featured SeriesAn article came into the HealthMap system reporting that 52 residents of an assisted living community in Fairfax County, VA exhibited symptoms of acute respiratory illness. The symptoms of...
EpiCore RFIs: Infant Botulism in Texas, USA
Jul 25, 2019 | Outbreak NewsOn July 16, 2019, HealthMap received a report of diagnosed infant botulism in Texas. A request for information was sent on EpiCore on 17 July 2019 at 9:15AM EST. The media report shared that three...
EpiCore RFIs: Gastrointestinal Illness in Philippines
Jul 20, 2019 | Outbreak News, Featured SeriesThe HealthMap System was alerted to a media report of a food poisoning outbreak on a Imus City university campus. Forty-one students were hospitalized on July 11, 2019 after visiting a cafe on the...
EpiCore RFIs: Anthrax in Kisumu, Kenya
Jul 19, 2019 | Outbreak News, Featured SeriesThe HealthMap system was alerted to a media report for suspected anthrax infections in Kisumu, Kenya. Two people were hospitalized after presenting with symptoms of anthrax infection, including...
EpiCore RFIs: Cholera in Ethiopia
Jul 5, 2019 | Outbreak News, Featured SeriesThe HealthMap system was alerted to a media report of Cholera cases in Ethiopia. The Ethiopian Public Health Institute confirmed 525 cases and 16 deaths due to infection with Cholera. The cases...
EpiCore RFIs: Measles Among Batek Tribe, Malaysia
Jun 20, 2019 | Outbreak News, Featured SeriesAn article came into the HealthMap system reporting that there had been 14 deaths of unknown origin among an isolated indigenous group in Kelantan state of Malaysia. The deaths were believed to be...
EpiCore RFIs: Dengue Fever in São Joaquim da Barra, Brazil
Jan 28, 2019 | Outbreak News, Featured SeriesAt this time of year, it is dengue season in Brazil, and the city of São Joaquim da Barra recently experienced a child death due to dengue fever. According to an EpiCore responder from Brazil,...
EpiCore RFIs: Hantavirus in Epuyén, Argentina
Dec 18, 2018 | Outbreak NewsArgentina recently observed a unique occurrence of successive Hantavirus cases in Epuyén, all of which were related in time and place. Most recent media sources have reported five confirmed cases...
Update on Acute Flaccid Myelitis in the US: Cases Continue to Rise
Dec 11, 2018 | Outbreak NewsAccording to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been 158 confirmed cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) in 2018, with 311 cases currently being investigated [1]. ...
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