Guinea-Bissau cholera outbreak risks expected to ‘linger for several months’
The west African country of Guinea-Bissau has reported 700 cases of cholera thus far in 2013, making it the country in the region with the most cases, according to a IRIN, the humanitarian news and analysis service More...
Connecticut health officials warn the public of the risks of raw shellfish after reporting 19 Vibrio cases
The Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH) is warning residents of the dangers of eating raw or undercooked shellfish after an increase in cases of Vibrio parahaemolyticus infection. Since June 2013, Connecticut More...
China CDC confirms 135th human case of H7N9 bird flu in Guangdong woman, Hong Kong officials concerned
In a follow-up to an earlier story, the China Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has confirmed that samples received from a woman in south China’s Guangdong Province was indeed positive for the avian influenza A(H7N9) More...
Virginia’s Fisherman’s Island closed after Vibrio parahaemolyticus illnesses
Fisherman’s Island has been closed for shellfish harvesting due to three cases of illness with a strain of the bacterium, Vibrio, after consuming oysters harvested there, according to a Virginia Department More...
Vibrio infections prompts swimming advisory from Louisiana health officials
The Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals is advising the public to exercise caution in swimming in natural bodies of water this summer in light of reports of four cases,in which one was fatal, of Vibrio More...
Hong Kong health officials investigate a case of flesh-eating disease due to Vibrio vulnificus
The Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health announced today they are investigating a case of necrotising fasciitis involving a 75-year-old man with multiple chronic illnesses. Image/CDC According More...
CDC: Campylobacter, Vibrio food borne infections increase in the US, Salmonella remains constant
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that about 48 million people, or one in six people in the United States, get sick from eating contaminated food. During a CDC telebriefing today, More...
Bongo Island cholera outbreak ‘contained’, no new cases reported
In a follow up to a story last week, health officials from the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) in the southern Philippines say the cholera outbreak that struck Bongo Island, Maguindanao has been “contained”, More...
Hong Kong man dies from Streptococcus suis infection, first case of the year
An elderly Hong Kong resident became the first patient to contract the Streptococcus suis infection so far this year. Hong Kong Image/CIA According to the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department More...
Philippines, Hong Kong health officials say no novel coronavirus, step up surveillance
Two Asian countries are taking steps to keep their countries novel coronavirus free after the latest news of cases in the UK and Saudi Arabia in recent weeks. Image/CIA In the Philippines, Health Secretary More...
Cholera in Cuba: Risk is low for European travelers
Image/CIA In a follow-up to an earlier story about the cholera outbreak in Cuba, European health authorities say the overall risk of cholera infection in travelers visiting Cuba should still be considered low, More...
Cholera returns to Cuba, 51 cases confirmed
Just six months after the first cholera outbreak on the Caribbean island in a century was declared over, the highly infectious and potentially lethal gastrointestinal disease has returned to Cuba, according to More...
Hong Kong CHP investigate severe EV infection with meningitis in infant boy
Hong Kong Image/CIA Hong Kong health officials are urging the public to be alert to and vigilant against enterovirus in light of a severe pediatric case in a 2 month old boy, according to a Centre for Health Protection More...
Another suspected puffer fish poisoning case reported from Hong Kong
Hong Kong Image/CIA Just a little over two weeks after Hong Kong health officials reported a case of puffer fish poisoning in a 32-year-old man on Dec. 3, the Centre for Health Protection (CHP) is warning the More...
Hong Kong woman with ‘flesh-eating bacteria’ has leg amputated, cultures reveal Vibrio vulnificus
Hong Kong Image/CIA Hong Kong health officials are investigating a case of a 37-year-old woman who presented to the hospital with right calf pain and swelling, which was diagnosed as necrotizing fasciitis, according More...
Invasive strep takes the life of a patient in Gillette, Wyoming hospital
One of two patients admitted to a Gillette, Wyoming hospital for treatment of the invasive “flesh-eating bacteria” has died Wednesday, according to an Associated Press report. 43-year-old Caucasian More...
Hillsborough County health officials issue Vibrio vulnificus warning
The death of two Hillsborough County, Florida residents has prompted health officials to issue a warning about a potentially deadly bacterial infection contracted from eating raw or undercooked oysters or swimming More...
