Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Lyme Immunity Shot Prepares for Next Stage of Trials
Vineyard Gazette Scientists in Massachusetts say they have produced a new shot that can prevent Lyme disease ready to go to later stage clinical trials. A team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School announced last week that they have teamed up with a pharmaceutical company to shepherd an antibody to phase […]
Sep 24, 2025
First case of rare, tick-borne virus confirmed in Illinois
Chicago Sun Times Health experts are still investigating whether the Illinois resident got the Powassan virus in the state, but in the meantime, Illinoisans are advised to check for ticks after coming from outdoors and avoid wooded, bushy areas. An Illinois resident became “seriously ill” after being infected with Powassan, a tick-borne illness that has […]
Sep 24, 2025
Mpox Still a Continental Emergency, Africa CDC Advisory Group Recommends
Africa CDC The Emergency Consultative Group (ECG), which advises the Director General of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) on mpox, has urged that the Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS) remain in place. Meeting on 2 September 2025 to review the outbreak and assess whether the emergency status should be lifted, the Group […]
Sep 24, 2025
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
