Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
Aspergillus: The Fungi That Can Eat Humans ‘Inside Out’, Spark A Pandemic
NDTV Aspergillus species are “widespread environmental saprotrophs” that can cause severe infections in humans, livestock, and plants. As global temperatures continue to rise, Aspergillus, an infection-causing fungi responsible for millions of deaths a year, could significantly expand to new regions, a study has warned. Aspergillus species are “widespread environmental saprotrophs” that can cause severe infections […]
May 28, 2025
Characteristics of the first confirmed case of human infection with mpox virus clade Ib in China
Nature Mpox clade Ib is significant as it is associated with human cases and plays a key role in understanding the transmission and public health implications of mpox outbreaks. Here we present a case report of the first confirmed human infection of clade Ib in China, which occurred in December 2025 in Zhejiang Province. The […]
May 28, 2025
Yellow fever cases spike in South America and near Caribbean
CNW The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued a new Rapid Risk Assessment (RRA) highlighting a sharp increase in yellow fever cases across the Americas, warning that the public health threat remains high in 2025. According to the report, released on May 23, confirmed human cases of yellow fever have surged to 221 so […]
May 28, 2025
DOH investigating travel-related Zika case on Oʻahu
Maui Now The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is investigating a confirmed travel-related case of Zika virus on Oʻahu, along with two individuals who may have been exposed. The DOH asks for support in reducing the potential for the spread of Zika virus, which is carried by mosquitoes. Vector control teams are responding and will continue […]
May 28, 2025
Brazil not testing cows for bird flu despite dairy cases in US
Reuters Brazil has not yet tested cows for bird flu, despite hundreds of cases in the dairy herd in the U.S., because it is focusing on poultry outbreaks after its first confirmed case on a farm this month, the country’s chief veterinarian said on Tuesday. Brazil, the world’s largest chicken exporter, confirmed its first outbreak […]
May 28, 2025
China reports a new H5N1 case
China Center for Health Protection Since the previous issue of Avian Influenza Report (AIR), there was one new human caseof avian influenza A(H5N1) from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China reportedby the World Health Organization (WHO) on 23 May 2025. From 2015 to 2024, 0 to145 confirmed human cases of avian influenza A(H5N1) were reported to […]
May 28, 2025
Delta and Omicron Variants Partially Evaded COVID-19 Vaccines, Study Indicates
University of Florida The original COVID-19 vaccines protected against disease and saved lives. However, a new study published in Nature Immunology, and co-authored by researchers with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, uncovers a caveat. Vaccinated people’s immune responses to newly emerged versions of the virus showed less specificity to these variants. Essential workers and […]
May 28, 2025
Nebraska has first confirmed measles case this year
Nebraska Public Media Nebraska health officials have confirmed the state’s first measles case in almost a decade. The case was reported to the Panhandle Public Health District, which covers 12 counties in the western region of the state, as well as the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. PPHD Health Director Jessica Davies said […]
May 28, 2025
A New Covid Variant Is Rising Fast. Here’s What We Know About NB.1.8.1
Gizmodo A new Omicron offshoot is spreading fast across Australia and Asia, prompting renewed concerns about the covid-19 pandemic. As we enter the colder months in Australia, covid is making headlines again, this time due to the emergence of a new variant: NB.1.8.1. Last week, the World Health Organization designated NB.1.8.1 as a “variant under monitoring”, owing to its […]
May 28, 2025
Cambodia reports 11-year-old boy is country’s fourth bird flu death this year
WFMJ An 11-year-old boy in Cambodia died from bird flu, the country’s fourth victim of four confirmed cases of the infection this year, the Health Ministry announced Wednesday. The ministry issued a statement saying laboratory tests from the Pasteur Institute of Cambodia confirmed the boy, who lived in a village in the western province of Kampong […]
May 28, 2025