Dengue Fever
Thailand dengue cases up an additional 5,000, Actor Por Sahawong in coma
Dengue fever on Big Island: 19 cases and counting
Thailand dengue outbreak tops 100,000 cases, 100 deaths
Novel Coronavirus
Saudi Arabia reports seven additional MERS cases, global total now at 834
Philippines: DOH advises against Filipino Muslims travel to Hajj due to MERS
MERS virus update: Four new cases in Saudi Arabia, details on the 113 retrospective cases
Africa
Monkeypox increases in Africa raise concerns
‘Invisible Killers’ highlights dangers of Influenza, Ebola, Smallpox: premieres on March 29
Marburg outbreak in Uganda: Five cases reported
Asia
Universal Zika Vaccine is the Next Step Forward
Zika in Florida: 1st Martin County case, 6th pregnant woman
Guatemala: Locally acquired Zika virus infection confirmed
Europe
Measles strikes nine members of Israel Defense Forces
Europe: Listeria infections stable but frequently reported among the elderly
Romania measles outbreak grows, officials lower age to give vaccine
Salmonella
Salmonella: Laboratory-acquired outbreak identified by CDC
Europe: Listeria infections stable but frequently reported among the elderly
Multidrug-resistant Salmonella outbreak linked to Dairy bull calves
China Bird Flu
China reports first human H5N6 avian flu infection in Sichuan man
Hong Kong imported H7N9 avian influenza cases now in double digits
Hong Kong investigates another imported human H7N9 avian influenza case
West Nile Virus
Israel sees increase in West Nile virus since August
New Jersey: Passaic County man is 1st West Nile virus death since 2013
San Diego County man first West Nile virus case since 2012, detected during blood donation screening
US Infectious Disease News
Florida Vibrio vulnificus update: 43 cases and 9 deaths through October
Syracuse University: Mumps cases prompt cancellation of fall lacrosse events
Chagas disease: Benznidazole IND receives FDA clearance
Foodborne Illness
Purdue scientists have bright idea for detecting harmful bacteria in food products
Hepatitis A outbreak linked to frozen strawberries tops 120 cases
Multistate Listeria outbreak linked to frozen vegetables send 8 to the hospital
Norovirus
Disney Wonder: CDC reports additional cases in gastrointestinal outbreak
Simi Valley Chipotle employees test positive for norovirus
Idaho: Norovirus identified in Eagle Island State Park outbreak, over 100 sickened
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Syphilis cases rise in Colorado, including 9 eye infections
HPV transmission via sex toys: One study’s findings
Porn stars at ‘extremely high’ STD risk: Study
Interviews
Chikungunya, cholera and other diseases in Haiti: An ‘on the ground’ perspective with Haitian Hearts, Dr. John Carroll
Chikungunya update with infectious disease journalist, Chuck Simmins
MERS-CoV update with Mike Coston
Interview with ‘Nurses who Vaccinate’ founder, Melody Butler
Vaccines
Vaccines: Heat-stable versions saves money, protects more people according to MSF study
Ebola vaccines provide immune responses after 1 year
Horsepox vaccine to prevent smallpox infection: ‘A safer vaccine to protect against smallpox’
Animal Diseases
Los Angeles County Equine Herpes Virus outbreak: 4 horses currently quarantined
H7N2 avian influenza reported in dozens of cats at Manhattan shelter
Pythons and boas: Inclusion body disease detected using immunological assays
Australia
Sydney: Two additional measles cases reported
Fiji: Leptospirosis cases climb to 166
Australian researchers closer to dengue treatment
Infectious Diseases Q & A
What is Strongyloides stercoralis ?
Royal Caribbean’s ‘Explorer of the Seas’: GI outbreak sickens 300 passengers and crew
Bakery workers linked to norovirus outbreak in Japanese schoolkids
Latin America And The Caribbean
Yellow fever updates for Brazil and Peru
Dominican Republic reports more than 50 leptospirosis deaths in 2016
Zika: Panama reports 4 microcephaly cases, 5th country to report according to PAHO
Middle East
Measles strikes nine members of Israel Defense Forces
Yemen cholera outbreak tops 10,000
Yemen suspected cholera cases double in a week
India
Dengue fever: Taiwan cases continue to surge, Delhi has record August
Another ‘brain-eating amoeba’ death reported in Pakistan, 3rd of the year in Karachi
Indiana: Shigella outbreak reported in Marion County
Canada
President Trump signs Executive Orders to clear Dakota Access, Keystone Pipeline to move forward, critics angry
Alberta: Gastrointestinal illnesses may be linked to raw oysters in Edmonton
Canada: Heart surgery patients contacted about Mycobacterium chimaera risk in Nova Scotia
Rabies
Vietnam: Yen Bai province’s daily battle with rabies
Philippines: Soccsksargen Region records nine human rabies fatalities in first quarter
Uruguay: Rabies outbreak strike Cerro Largo farms, 25 animals dead
Polio
Equatorial Guinea reports fifth polio case of the year; additional cases reported in Nigeria, Pakistan
New polio case reported in Kano State, Nigeria: Report
Brazil: Wild poliovirus type 1 detected in Sao Paulo sewage samples
Research
Zika: Pregnant women should be tested more than once, study says
Zika antibody cocktail protects monkeys in study
Malaria: Penn State researchers describe target for combatting drug-resistant parasites