Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Officials, doctors urge vaccination amid ‘concerning’ surge in Chicago mpox cases
Chicago Sun Times Three dozen cases were diagnosed in August, nearly twice as many compared to July. Health officials and physicians say the two-dose vaccine is the most effective preventive measure. Amid an increase in mpox cases, health officials and care providers are urging Chicago residents to get vaccinated. There have been 67 reported cases […]
Sep 24, 2025
Four more H9N2 avian flu cases confirmed in China
CIDRAP Officials have confirmed four more H9N2 avian flu cases involving boys from different provinces on mainland China, the Hong Kong Centre for Health Protection (CHP) said today. The patients had illness onsets in late July and August. According to the CHP, the patients include a 1-year-old, two 2-year-olds, and a 6-year-old, and all patients are male. Mainland […]
Sep 24, 2025
Bird flu prompts slaughter of thousands of South Dakota turkeys
Dakota News More than 400,000 turkeys in South Dakota flocks have been killed in the last month due to the bird flu, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The bird flu was noted in eight commercial flocks and one backyard flock, resulting in the death of 419,540 turkeys. The flocks were in five East […]
Sep 24, 2025
Infectious Mimics of Bell’s Palsy: Facial Nerve Palsy Due to Lyme Neuroborreliosis
Cureus Facial nerve palsy (FNP) is a common neurological disorder. There are multiple causes of FNP, and Bell’s palsy is defined as an idiopathic cause of FNP. If a patient presents with facial palsy, a full investigation workup should be performed. Lyme disease can present with erythema migrans, fever, headache, muscle and joint pain, and […]
Sep 24, 2025
CDC warns of surge in dangerous, highly antibiotic-resistant bacteria
Washington Post The agency said infections from NDM-CRE bacteria, which are resistant to “some of the strongest antibiotics available,” are very hard to treat and can be deadly. Infections from dangerous bacteria that are resistant to “some of the strongest antibiotics available” have surged in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. […]
Sep 24, 2025
WHO AFRICA: Ebola External Situation Report 01
WHO AFRICA Download full report On 4 September 2025, the Ministry of Health of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) declared an outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease in Bulape Health Zone, Kasai Province, following laboratory confirmation by realtime polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and GeneXpert assays at the National Institute of Biomedical Research(INRB) in the […]
Sep 24, 2025
US warns of new Ebola outbreak in DR Congo. What people should know
CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new health advisory about the latest outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Thirty-seven confirmed cases and 19 deaths have been reported as of September 18 during this outbreak. The CDC also issued a travel health notice on September 8 for Congo, recommending […]
Sep 24, 2025
Accelerating response to end Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
WHO Response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is accelerating, with a range of control measures being scaled up leading to quicker detection of the virus, early start of treatment and care, contact tracing, as well as vaccine rollout. Two weeks since the declaration of the outbreak on 4 September […]
Sep 24, 2025
31 of 38 Ebola cases in Congo have resulted in deaths, WHO reports
PBS The World Health Organization said Thursday that 31 of 38 confirmed Ebola cases have resulted in deaths in southern Congo, where authorities are battling a new outbreak of the deadly virus. The latest figures show the casualty rate has nearly doubled since last week — from 16 — and that the disease is spreading […]
Sep 24, 2025