COVID-19 Vaccine Development
May 20, 2020 | Outbreak NewsAmid the chaos, grief, and sadness during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease) pandemic, there is hope for a possible vaccine against severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative...
Measles Outbreak in the Pacific Islands
Apr 27, 2020 | Outbreak NewsSeveral months before the COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease) pandemic began, schools across the Pacific Islands had closed and large social gatherings had been banned in an effort to control a measles...
First Acute Rubella Case in Ireland in Over a Decade
Mar 3, 2020 | Outbreak NewsOn February 21, the initial report of an acute Rubella case in Ireland was released [1]. This is the first reported case of acute Rubella in Ireland in eleven years, with the last confirmed case...
Avian Flu Outbreak among Poultry in China
Feb 19, 2020 | Outbreak NewsAmong focus on the Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak originating in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province China, the neighboring province of Hunan is experiencing an outbreak of Avian Influenza...
Provincial Outbreak of Syphilis in Nova Scotia
Feb 4, 2020 | Outbreak NewsOn Monday, January 20th, the Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) declared a province-wide outbreak of syphilis in Nova Scotia, Canada [1,2]. Syphilis cases used to be rare in Canada but since 2001,...
Innovative disease surveillance platforms detected early warning signs for novel coronavirus...
Jan 31, 2020 | Outbreak NewsOn 5 January 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a cluster of pneumonia cases of unknown etiology in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China [1]. By 9 January 2020, WHO released a...
World Health Organization: COVID-19 Outbreak is a Public Health Emergency of International Concern
Jan 30, 2020 | Outbreak NewsToday, the World Health Organization (WHO) held its third emergency session to determine if the novel coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19) originating in Wuhan, China is a Public Health Emergency of...
Update of Novel Coronavirus Outbreak
Jan 28, 2020 | Outbreak NewsOn 31 December 2019, World Health Organization (WHO) China Country Office was informed of a cluster of cases of pneumonia of unknown cause detected in Wuhan City, China [1]. Scientists are...
HIV Vaccine: Could this be the end of AIDS?
Jan 28, 2020 | Outbreak NewsThe international fight against HIV/AIDS is set to make large advancements in the coming years thanks to the promising outlook of three developing HIV vaccines in late-stage trials. Hopes for seeing...
Yellow Fever Outbreak in Nigeria
Jan 16, 2020 | Outbreak NewsNigeria has been battling successive yellow fever outbreaks since September 2017. The ongoing outbreak has reached nearly a three-fold increase in a number of confirmed cases in 2019 compared to 2018...
Viral Pneumonia Infects Almost 60 in Central China
Jan 7, 2020 | Outbreak NewsIn mid to late December, several employees of the Huanan Seafood Market in Wuhan, China fell ill with pneumonia-like illness [1]. The WHO China Country Office was notified of the cases on December 31...
Novel Tickborne Disease Spreads Across the World
Dec 16, 2019 | Outbreak NewsAn emerging parasitic disease has been identified in the United Kingdom for the first time. Babesia venatorum has historically been reported in animal and human populations throughout other parts of...
Locally-Acquired Zika in France
Dec 12, 2019 | Outbreak NewsCurrent Situation On October 22, 2019, a second case of locally-acquired Zika virus was reported in the southeastern French town Hyères [1]. The first case was reported on October 9, by the Paca...
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...5 years 3 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...6 years 2 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...6 years 5 months ago