Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Bangladesh: Dengue cases eclipse 22,000
Outbreak News Today The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in Dhaka, Bangladesh report an additional 1,589 dengue fever cases and eight deaths today, bringing the total cases and deaths for 2023 to 22,467 and 114, respectively. Of the 1589 cases reported today, 847, or 53 percent were reported in the capital city of Dhaka. […]
Jul 18, 2023
Scores of dead birds wash up on Scots beach amid avian flu crisis
Several species, including kittiwakes, guillemots and razorbills, have been found washed up at Lunan Bay in Montrose in recent weeks. Several species, including kittiwakes, guillemots and razorbills, have been found washed up at Lunan Bay in Montrose in recent weeks. Locals living in the area have been advised not to touch or pick up sick […]
Jul 18, 2023
Yes, bird flu is a threat. It’s time to take it seriously.
Vox In the last two years, more than half a billion birds have died globally. The cause isn’t deforestation or climate change or the destruction of grasslands — all of which are contributing to the precipitous decline of wild birds — but avian influenza, i.e., bird flu. The majority of these birds were farmed chickens and turkeys; as […]
Jul 18, 2023
New malaria case in Florida brings national total to 8, the first U.S. acquired cases in 20 years
NBC News Florida health officials reported a new case of malaria on Tuesday, bringing the total number of locally acquired malaria infections in the U.S. to eight since May. The cases are the first in 20 years to be acquired in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said last month that locally acquired infections — those not linked […]
Jul 18, 2023
UK: Bird flu investigation after Bempton Cliffs seabird deaths
BBC An investigation has begun after a number of birds were found dead at a nature reserve in East Yorkshire. The RSPB said in a social media post that the fatalities at its site at Bempton Cliffs were being investigated for any possible link to avian flu. The charity said that kittiwakes seemed to be […]
Jul 18, 2023
Mysterious Spread of Bird Flu in Cats in Poland, WHO Reports
Science Alert The World Health Organization said that since Polish health authorities informed it last month of unusual cat deaths across the country, 29 cats had tested positive for H5N1 bird flu. They were among 46 cats and one captive caracal tested for the virus, it said, adding that 14 of the infected animals were reported to have […]
Jul 18, 2023
Should We Be Worried about a Malaria Outbreak in the United States?
Boston University Malaria has landed in Florida and Texas. BU infectious diseases specialist David Hamer shares his biggest worries when it comes to mosquito-borne diseases—and why malaria might not be the scariest one. When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) started operations in 1946, it had an urgent mission: prevent malaria from spreading […]
Jul 18, 2023
CCHF in Pakistan: Patient dies in Quetta bringing death toll from tick-borne virus to 8
AAJ Another congo virus patient in Quetta died on Monday, taking the total number of deaths from the virus in the province to eight. The patient has been identified as 35-year-old Mansoor who was brought to the Fatima Jinnah hospital three days ago. Meanwhile, two more people infected with the congo virus have been admitted […]
Jul 11, 2023
Bird flu hits Northumberland Arctic terns colony
BBC More than 600 dead Arctic tern chicks have been collected at the biggest mainland breeding colony in the UK following an outrbreak of bird flu. National Trust rangers initially recorded 2,600 eggs for the peak breeding season at Long Nanny in Northumberland – but within the past two weeks discovered dying chicks. A number […]
Jul 11, 2023
As Sarasota’s malaria case count increases, we talked with researchers about what’s next
Herald Tribune Sarasota County’s outbreak of locally acquired malaria is two cases away from matching the total reported in the last outbreak of the insect-borne disease in the U.S. In 2003, eight cases of malaria were confirmed in Palm Beach County, with seven of those coming in the months of July and August. Sarasota County’s […]
Jul 11, 2023