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May 16, 2013
Brief Update on Novel Coronavirus
May 13, 2013
France Announces Second Novel Coronavirus, or MERS, Case
May 13, 2013
WHO Investigates Possible Polio Case in Somalia
May 10, 2013
Novel Coronavirus Arrives in France
May 3, 2013
Valley Fever Causes Mass Transfer of Calif. Prison Inmates
Apr 26, 2013
Experts Advise Cautious Spring Cleaning After Oklahoma Hantavirus Death
Apr 25, 2013
Measles Cases and Free Vaccines in North Carolina
Apr 11, 2013
Steady Increase in China's H7N9 Cases: Media Reports 38 Cases, 10 Deaths
Apr 5, 2013
The New Virus on the Block: H7N9 Case Counts, Explanations and Updates
Apr 4, 2013
H7N9 Update: Fourteen Cases and Four Deaths
Apr 3, 2013
The Power of Social Media: Updates on H7N9 Outbreak From Weibo
Apr 1, 2013
China Reports First Documented Cases of H7N9 Influenza in Humans
Mar 27, 2013
Measles Outbreak Spreading at "Alarming Rate" in Wales
Mar 22, 2013
First Recorded Outbreak of Emerging Infectious Parasite at Hong Kong Rugby Tournament
Mar 22, 2013
Meningitis Outbreak Prompts Change in Vaccine Recommendations
Mar 20, 2013
Thousands of Dead Pigs Dumped into Huangpu River, Shanghai
Mar 18, 2013
Organ Transplant Leads To Rabies Infection and Death
Mar 5, 2013
L.A.'s Skid Row Battles Tuberculosis Outbreak
Feb 22, 2013
Typhoid Emerges in Rebel-held Syria
Feb 19, 2013
Flesh-eating Bacteria in Honduras
Feb 15, 2013
Drop in Healthcare-Associated Infections is Good News for U.S. Patients
Feb 14, 2013
Usutu Virus Highlights Importance of Disease Surveillance
Feb 13, 2013
Novel Coronavirus: New Cases and Potential for Person to Person Spread
Feb 6, 2013
‘Sydney 2012’ Making Americans Miserable
Jan 29, 2013
Dengue Bites Back
Jan 29, 2013
2012 Drought Fuels Deer Disease in Cattle
Jan 22, 2013
Poliovirus Found in Cairo, Egypt
Jan 17, 2013
New Tick-borne Illness found in New England States
Jan 16, 2013
Flu Widespread in 47 States
Jan 11, 2013
Suspected Ebola Cases in Mubende District, Uganda
Jan 9, 2013
H1N1 Flu Kills Two in Beijing
Jan 2, 2013
Notable Outbreaks From 2012
Dec 20, 2012
Measles Outbreak Infects 37 More in Nigeria
Dec 13, 2012
NDM-1 “Superbug” Now Acquired in Canada
Dec 11, 2012
Unusually High Rates of Gonorrhea Hit Maine
Dec 11, 2012
Water Without Worms: Guatemalan Department Ends River Blindness
Dec 5, 2012
Flu Season Hits Early This Year
Dec 4, 2012
Novel Coronavirus Kills 2 More in Jordan
Dec 3, 2012
Updates on Marburg and Ebola
Nov 19, 2012
Cholera Returns to Cuba, Again
Nov 14, 2012
Ebola Strikes Again in Uganda
Nov 12, 2012
Officials Warn of Worsening Hepatitis E Outbreak in South Sudan
Nov 9, 2012
First Meningitis, Now Spinal Infections
Nov 6, 2012
Coronavirus in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Nov 6, 2012
Rift Valley Fever Kills 17 of 34 Cases in Mauritania Outbreak
Nov 2, 2012
Infectious Disease and Pollution Concerns Arise from Sandy Aftermath
Nov 1, 2012
Update on the Ebola outbreak in DR Congo
Oct 31, 2012
Yellow Fever Outbreak in Sudan
Oct 30, 2012
E. Coli Cases Linked to Washington Pumpkin Patch
Oct 29, 2012
Unknown Fever May Be Spreading Across Sudan
Oct 25, 2012
Sixth Marburg Death in Uganda
Oct 19, 2012
Marburg Virus Strikes in Kabale District, Uganda
Oct 18, 2012
Puerto Rico Declares Dengue Epidemic
Oct 16, 2012
Cholera Outbreak Hits Hubei, China Wedding
Oct 12, 2012
Pakistan: Brain-eating Amoeba & Vaccination Against Childhood Pneumonia
Oct 5, 2012
U.S. Meningitis Outbreak Kills 5, More Cases Expected
Oct 2, 2012
Over 8,000 German School Children Sick, Norovirus Implicated
Oct 1, 2012
Over 100 Egyptian Children Face Mumps Outbreak
Sep 27, 2012
Koalas Afflicted by 120-Year-Old Retrovirus
Sep 25, 2012
Portland Bird Population Threatened by Avian Botulism
Sep 24, 2012
Novel Coronavirus in UK and Saudi Arabia
Sep 17, 2012
Hepatitis E Outbreak in Sudanese Refugee Camps Leaves 16 Dead
Sep 12, 2012
Contaminated Heroin Suspected in European Anthrax Outbreak
Sep 11, 2012
Tuberculosis Without a Cure: TDR or XDR?
Sep 10, 2012
Cholera Outbreak Amplified by Deplorable Conditions in Sierra Leone
Sep 7, 2012
September 2012 Update on Mysterious illness Killing Dogs
Sep 5, 2012
Ebola Winds Down in Uganda and Persists in DR Congo
Sep 5, 2012
Dengue Reemerges in Greece
Aug 31, 2012
Cholera in Cuba Contained
Aug 30, 2012
Heartland Virus: New Phlebovirus Found in Missouri
Aug 30, 2012
Syphilis Scare and Condom Controversies in Adult Film Industry
Aug 29, 2012
New Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease in United States
Aug 29, 2012
Legionnaires’ Disease Kills Two at Downtown Chicago Hotel
Aug 28, 2012
Legionnaires' Disease Death Count Rises in Quebec City
Aug 27, 2012
Anthrax Death Reported in Siberia
Aug 24, 2012
Haiti At Risk: Isaac Could Bring Further Destruction And Disease
Aug 23, 2012
WNV: Mass. reports second human case; CDC says one of “largest West Nile virus outbreaks ever”
Aug 23, 2012
Rare Hantavirus Discovered in Two Yosemite Vacationers
Aug 21, 2012
Biggest E. coli Outbreak in a Decade Hits Japan
Aug 21, 2012
August 21 Update on Ebola in DR Congo
Aug 20, 2012
Tick-Borne Anaplasmosis Alert in Maine
Aug 18, 2012
Dungu, DR Congo: First, LRA Attacks and now, Ebola
Aug 16, 2012
Subsistence Hunting: The Social Implications of Alaska’s Mysterious Seal Illness
Aug 10, 2012
CDC Reports Significant Increase in Variant Swine Flu Cases
Aug 9, 2012
Epidemic of West Nile Virus Hits Dallas County
Aug 7, 2012
Uganda Ministry of Health Updates World on Ebola via YouTube
Aug 6, 2012
Latest on Ebola, Aug. 6 2012, 12h: Two Suspected Cases in Tanzania, WHO Update for Uganda
Aug 3, 2012
Latest on Ebola, August 3, 9h00: Suspected Case of Ebola Escapes Hospital, Kibaale National Park is Reportedly Ebola-Free
Aug 2, 2012
Norovirus Outbreak Hits Restaurant in Michigan
Aug 2, 2012
Latest on Ebola, August 2, 9h20: Suspected Cases Rise in Uganda, Kenya Suspects Second Case
Aug 1, 2012
Baby Seals Die From New Influenza Variant, Not "Bird Flu"
Aug 1, 2012
Update on Ebola in Uganda and Suspected Case in Kenya
Jul 31, 2012
Number of Suspected Cases of Ebola Rises in Uganda
Jul 30, 2012
Museveni Addresses Uganda's Ebola Outbreak
Jul 26, 2012
Uganda Reports 16 Dead from Mystery Illness
Jul 25, 2012
Swine Flu at an Indiana County Fair
Jul 25, 2012
United States Faces Twice as Many Pertussis Cases as Last Year
Jul 20, 2012
Brain-Eating Amoeba Returns to the South
Jul 19, 2012
Outbreak of Legionnaire's Disease in Edinburgh Declared Over
Jul 17, 2012
Estonia Experiences Outbreak of Fire Blight
Jul 17, 2012
First HIV Prevention Drug Approved by FDA
Jul 16, 2012
LaCrosse Virus in Children
Jul 13, 2012
UNICEF: Cholera Outbreak in the Sahel is Only Beginning
Jul 13, 2012
Mosquitoes with West Nile Virus in Okla., Mass., and Calif.
Jul 12, 2012
Mosquitoes Infected with EEE Found in Mass.
Jul 11, 2012
French Press Reports New Case of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob
Jul 11, 2012
Tuberculosis Outbreak Continues in Canada
Jul 11, 2012
Tuberculosis in Florida and Nowhere to go for Treatment
Jul 10, 2012
Cuba Reports Cholera Outbreak, First in Over a Century
Jul 9, 2012
Cambodia's Mystery Illness is Finally Identified
Jul 6, 2012
Listeria Causes Yet Another Dole Recall
Jul 5, 2012
Fun in the Sun With a Side of Infection?
Jun 28, 2012
2009 H1N1 Death Toll 15 Times Higher than Original Estimate
Jun 27, 2012
New Superbug Found in US Hospital
Jun 26, 2012
Summer Heat Fuels Tick Illnesses
Jun 25, 2012
Contaminated River Water Suspected in India's Hepatitis E Outbreak
Jun 22, 2012
H1N1 Outbreak Under Control in Malaysia
Jun 20, 2012
Containing Rabies Outbreak in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal Province
Jun 14, 2012
Measles Outbreak in Ukraine Coincides With UEFA EURO 2012
Jun 14, 2012
Polio: Outbreaks and Emergency Plans
Jun 13, 2012
Source of 14 Cases of E. Coli Still Unknown
Jun 11, 2012
Drug-Resistant Whooping Cough in France
Jun 7, 2012
TB Outbreak in China's Anhui Province
Jun 6, 2012
Cases of Legionnaires’ Disease on the Rise in Edinburgh
Jun 1, 2012
Patient Charged with Failing to Take TB Treatment
May 18, 2012
Whooping Cough Making Headlines Across the Country
May 9, 2012
“The Silent Killer”: Chagas Disease
Apr 30, 2012
Measles Cases Up in United States, Global Deaths Down
Apr 26, 2012
Why Mad Cow in Calif. Should Not Scare You
Apr 19, 2012
Masquerading Microbes: An Emerging Pathogen that Puzzles Doctors
Apr 9, 2012
Tree-killing Beetle Now Also a Threat in Britain
Apr 2, 2012
Poor Water Quality Threatens Zimbabwe's Health
Mar 15, 2012
Scientists Discover Novel Rabies Virus in Tanzania
Mar 7, 2012
Salmonella for Dessert?
Mar 6, 2012
First Steps Towards Controlling Deadly Ebola Virus
Mar 5, 2012
Measles Exposure at the Superbowl
Mar 2, 2012
Number of Dengue Cases in Pakistan Demands Rapid Response from Government
Feb 28, 2012
Lassa Fever Spreads Through Nigeria
Feb 24, 2012
Fairbanks, Alaska Sees Spike in HIV Cases
Feb 22, 2012
Dengue Virus Joins Carnival Celebrations?
Feb 21, 2012
West Nile Mosquito Found in UK
Feb 14, 2012
Nipah virus: Fatal Emerging Infectious Disease Raises Concerns
Feb 10, 2012
Rats Infect Convicts with Hantavirus in Chilean Prison
Feb 9, 2012
Yellow Fever Outbreaks in Cameroon and Ghana Prompt Vaccination Campaigns
Feb 7, 2012
Three Deaths Following Legionnaire's Outbreak in Spain
Feb 1, 2012
Update: Zimbabwe Reports 1,500 Cases of Typhoid
Jan 24, 2012
India's Government Denies Totally Drug-Resistant TB
Jan 23, 2012
Norovirus Outbreaks and Handwashing
Jan 16, 2012
Fear of Meningitis Spurs Kuwait Government into Action
Jan 13, 2012
Tuberculosis Resistant to all Drugs Surfaces in Mumbai
Jan 5, 2012
Update on Enfamil, Infants and Cronobacter Infections
Jan 4, 2012
Leptospirosis Outbreak Follows Flooding in Philippines
Jan 3, 2012
Bird Flu Returns to China
Dec 24, 2011
Bovine Rabies in Costa Rica
Dec 19, 2011
The Brain-Eating Amoeba is Back
Dec 16, 2011
Global Disease Outbreaks: How Much Do Americans Know?
Dec 15, 2011
Second Case of H1N2 Ever Recorded in Humans
Dec 14, 2011
Tracking Measles Through Light in Niger
Dec 9, 2011
"Hunting" for Trichinellosis
Dec 9, 2011
South Korea diagnoses two cases of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease within one year
Dec 8, 2011
Researchers identify emerging tick-borne illness in Sweden
Dec 7, 2011
Global Burden of P. Vivax; "The Other Malaria"
Dec 6, 2011
Bird Flu Controversy: Research vs. Biosecurity
Dec 5, 2011
Mass Gatherings Series: From the Experts
Dec 5, 2011
Criminalization and stigma puts sex workers at high risk for HIV/AIDS
Dec 1, 2011
Rare Strain of HIV Discovered in Paris
Nov 30, 2011
GFATM cuts HIV funding, Sub-Saharan Africa carries greatest burden
Nov 30, 2011
ESBL E.Coli Infection Kills 2 Infants in Wales
Nov 28, 2011
Climate Change and Infectious Disease
Nov 23, 2011
Three new cases of H3N2 in Iowa
Nov 22, 2011
World Toilet Day
Nov 17, 2011
Amphibian Disease Linked to Wildlife Trade
Nov 16, 2011
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Broiled Chicken Liver
Nov 16, 2011
Get Smart About Antibiotics
Nov 15, 2011
Typhoid outbreak in Zimbabwe capital
Nov 14, 2011
Whooping Cough Outbreak in McHenry County, Ill.
Nov 9, 2011
Wild Polio Virus Detected in Angola
Nov 8, 2011
Botulism outbreak in Russia
Nov 7, 2011
Foodborne illness strikes again
Nov 4, 2011
Infectious disease and Hajj
Nov 3, 2011
Hundreds sick in three separate outbreaks of shigellosis
Oct 27, 2011
Largest U.S. Outbreak of Measles in 15 Years
Oct 26, 2011
Ebola-like virus discovered in Spain
Oct 25, 2011
Malaria Vaccine Becoming a Reality?
Oct 24, 2011
Researchers find Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Spain
Oct 19, 2011
Global Tuberculosis Cases Down for First Time Ever
Oct 18, 2011
Superbug spreads and takes root: 9 cases of locally-acquired NDM-1 infection in South Africa
Oct 17, 2011
Encephalitis cases surge in Uttar Pradesh
Oct 13, 2011
First locally-acquired dengue infection in Palm Beach, FL
Oct 13, 2011
Cholera continues to spread in West and Central Africa
Oct 12, 2011
Potential for untreatable gonorrhea?
Oct 11, 2011
Avian Flu Death Count Rises in Indonesia
Oct 11, 2011
Spanish researchers report favorable results in HIV vaccine trial
Oct 7, 2011
Madagascar sees surge in leprosy cases
Oct 7, 2011
2011 Nobel Prize Winners in Medicine
Oct 6, 2011
Legionnaires' Disease: Today and in 1976
Oct 5, 2011
A decade later, dust from Ground Zero leaves tens of thousands critically ill
Sep 28, 2011
Listeria death toll rises
Sep 27, 2011
Tuberculosis Outbreak in Paris Suburb
Sep 27, 2011
Las Vegas Resident Diagnosed With Dengue Fever
Sep 26, 2011
Potential environmental health threat uncovered in Halabja, Iraq
Sep 26, 2011
September 28 2011: World Rabies Day
Sep 23, 2011
Avian Flu Outbreak in India Reignites Concern of H5N1 Resurgence
Sep 23, 2011
Cholera Outbreak Likely to Worsen in Lake Chad Basin
Sep 22, 2011
Drug resistance continued: Malaria
Sep 21, 2011
Drug resistance and tuberculosis
Sep 20, 2011
Listeriosis: 4 deaths, 35 cases across the US
Sep 19, 2011
Monsoons and Bacteria Plaguing Gujarat, India
Sep 16, 2011
Dengue Plagues Pakistan’s Most Populous Province
Sep 14, 2011
HealthMap hosts a successful screening of "Contagion"
Sep 12, 2011
PLoS blog features HealthMap team’s article on "Failed vaccination campaigns" as global issue
Sep 9, 2011
Imported Poliovirus Leaves 1 Dead in Xinjiang, China
Sep 9, 2011
Salmonella and suing: Del Monte sues FDA and state health authority over salmonella outbreak investigation
Sep 8, 2011
World Cup Fever - Rugby World Cup 2011
Sep 7, 2011
Novel Influenza A in Pennsylvania, Indiana
Sep 7, 2011
HealthMap screens Contagion and celebrates five years
Sep 6, 2011
Update on E.Coli seeds: EU to lift ban on Egyptian seed, bean and sprout exports?
Sep 2, 2011
Flesh-Eating Bacteria on the Rise in Australia
Sep 2, 2011
Scores of Newborns Infected with TB in Rome Hospital
Sep 1, 2011
HealthMap partners with Participant Media on Contagion
Sep 1, 2011
St. Louis Encephalitis Resurfaces in Florida
Aug 31, 2011
Paralyzing Virus Returns to China
Aug 29, 2011
FAO Warns Mutant Bird Flu Spreading in Asia
Aug 26, 2011
Will Irene Trigger Outbreaks?
Aug 25, 2011
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease in Vietnam Leaves 83 Dead
Aug 24, 2011
Brain-Eating Amoebas Surface in US Lakes
Aug 23, 2011
KPC Bacteria Kills 50 in Panama
Aug 22, 2011
Filipino Province Eliminates Lymphatic Filariasis
Aug 19, 2011
Clostridium Difficile Outbreak in Multiple Ontario Hospitals
Aug 18, 2011
Tourist Deaths in Chiang Mai Likely Due to Pesticide Exposure
Aug 16, 2011
WHO investigating mysterious illness in Angola
Aug 12, 2011
CDC Links Rare Bacterial Infection to Tattoos
Aug 12, 2011
Outbreak of Cutaneous Anthrax in Liaoning, China
Aug 11, 2011
Drought Brings Famine and Disease to Horn of Africa
Aug 4, 2011
Salmonella from Ground Turkey Leads to Widespread Recall in US
Aug 4, 2011
Cerebrospinal Meningitis Outbreak in Ghana Leaves 5 Dead
An outbreak of CSM, commonly known as cerebrospinal meningitis, in the New Nsuta community of Obuasi Municipality in Ghana, has killed 5 and infected 17 individuals. It has not yet been established...Aug 3, 2011
“Unusual Cluster” of Deadly Meningitis in New Zealand
Jul 28, 2011
28 Dead this Month from “Malaria” in Mali?
Jul 26, 2011
Hendra Virus Confirmed in Queensland Dog
Jul 22, 2011
First Case of Measles in Mexico Since 2007
Jul 22, 2011
Hantavirus Blamed for Death in Peru
Jul 20, 2011
Nodding Syndrome in South Sudan
Jul 20, 2011
Alcohol Ban in Ecuador After Poisoning
Jul 20, 2011
Polio Threatens Nigeria After Progress
Jul 18, 2011
Lyssavirus in Melbourne, Victoria
Jul 18, 2011
Hundreds of Thousands of Possible Cases Linked to Polluted Water Source in Huangchuan County
Jul 18, 2011
Cholera Hits Hard in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Jul 13, 2011
Food Poisoning in Ukrainian Summer Camps
Jul 13, 2011
Type-3 Polio Detected in Pakistan
Lab testing confirmed a child in Pakistan’s Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Area was infected with wild poliovirus type 3 (WPV3). This discovery has important implications for polio...Jul 13, 2011
Antibiotic Resistant Gonorrhea Detected
A new gonorrhea “superbug” has hit Japan. This new strain, named H041, is reportedly resistant to all existing antibiotics. Gonorrhea, a sexually transmitted disease, is not fatal but is is...Jul 8, 2011
Hepatitis C cases Increase Across Wisconsin
Jul 8, 2011
C. difficile Outbreak Continues in Ontario
Jul 8, 2011
H1N1 returns to India
With the return of monsoon season, beginning late May or early June, H1N1 influenza has returned to India. In the southwestern state of Kerala, 17 cases were confirmed this week in the...Jul 8, 2011
Central Pennsylvania Watches out for West Nile
Jul 8, 2011
Malaria in Pune
Jul 1, 2011
La Crosse Encephalitis case in North Carolina
Jul 1, 2011
Egyptian seeds named as source of German and French E. coli outbreaks
Jul 1, 2011
The Polio Crisis in Pakistan
Jul 1, 2011
Rabies in Azerbaijan
Jun 29, 2011
Multi-State Salmonella Outbreak in US
Officials from the Food and Drug Administration believe sprouts from northern Idaho are the likely cause of a recent outbreak of salmonellosis. So far, 20 cases have been reported in Idaho,...Jun 24, 2011
Scarlet Fever Continues to Spread Throughout Asia
Jun 24, 2011
Swine Flu Hits Mendoza, Argentina
Jun 21, 2011
Scarlet Fever Kills Two Children in Hong Kong
A new strain of Scarlet Fever is spreading through Hong Kong. In the past three weeks, two children, a 15-year-old boy and a 7-year-old-girl, became the city’s first fatal victims in the last 10...Jun 21, 2011
Mumps Outbreaks in Vancouver
The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control has issued a health alert for mumps in Vancouver. Although the number of cases has not been released, it is reportedly the largest outbreak since...Jun 21, 2011
Rabies PEP Failure
Jun 21, 2011
Japanese Encephalitis Suspected as Unknown Disease in Bihar
A team of experts from the Union Health Ministry and Regional Malaria Research Institute (RMRI) team is investigating an “unknown disease” killing children in the Muzaffarpur region of Bihar, a...Jun 17, 2011
Dog Show in Sweden Spreads EHEC
Jun 17, 2011
E. coli Outbreak Affects Children in France
Seven children in the Nord Pas-de-Calais region of France are currently in the hospital being treated for an E. coli infection. Health officials are linking this outbreak to frozen hamburger...Jun 14, 2011
Measles in North Dakota after 24 years
Today, Cass County, North Dakota confirmed its very first case of measles since 1987. The Cass County health department says the case is a 50-year-old man who was not previously vaccinated for...Jun 14, 2011
Eight-year Old Girl Survives Rabies without Vaccination
Jun 14, 2011
C. difficile Hits St. Catharines, Ontario Hospital
An outbreak of the deadly C. difficile bacteria was declared on May 28th, 2011 at the Niagara Health Systems’ St. Catharines General in Ontario, Canada. To date there have been 30 confirmed cases...Jun 10, 2011
Rare Fungal Infection Strikes Joplin Tornado Survivors
Jun 10, 2011
Germany: It’s the sprouts. We mean it this time.
Jun 2, 2011
E. coli update: More Cases, New Strain, No Source.
The number of cases in Europe’s E. coli outbreak continues to rise. More than 2,000 people have been infected and 18 have died (17 in Germany and 1 in Sweden). Denis Coulombier, head of...May 31, 2011
Visit and Vote for Flu Near You by HealthMap!
In response to the CDC Flu App Challenge asking for innovative uses of technology to raise awareness of influenza and/or educate consumers on ways to prevent and treat the flu, we have submitted...May 25, 2011
Chickenpox in Ukraine
May 25, 2011
E. Coli Spreads in Northern Germany
An outbreak of a serious strain of Escherichia coli (E. coli) is spreading throughout Germany, mostly among young females. Although most of the strains of E. coli are relatively harmless, the...May 21, 2011
Uganda's Ebola Outbreak Update: New suspect cases as others ruled out
May 18, 2011
Ebola Hits Uganda
Last week, a twelve-year old girl from Luwero died in the Bombo Military Hospital about 60 kilometers outside of Uganda’s capital, Kampala, from the deadly Ebola virus. Ebola was confirmed only...May 18, 2011
HIV/AIDS Vaccine Shows Promise
A new HIV/AIDS vaccine may be in the works as research at an Oregon University has shown to prevent virus replication in monkeys. Louis Picker, a researcher at Oregon Health Sciences University (...May 13, 2011
Legionnaires' Disease in Latvia
According to the Latvian Centre of Infectology (LTSI) since last autumn, the country has experienced extended cases of the acute infectious disease, legionellosis (or Legionnaires' disease). This...May 13, 2011
Leptospirosis in Ukraine
For the first time in 10 years, leptospirosis has returned to the capital of Ukraine. Kiev officials have confirmed cases of leptospirosis in individuals who had gone swimming in a local pond....May 13, 2011
Undiagnosed Deaths in Chiang Mai Possibly Due to Insecticide
As written in a March 23, 2011 HealthMap blog entry, there have been seven mysterious deaths since January 2011 linked to Chiang Mai, Thailand’s Downtown Inn. The undiagnosed deaths prompted travel...May 6, 2011
KPC Alert in Uruguay
In the last two months, three Uruguayan patients have died in Montevideo from the now well known antibiotic-resistant bacteria, KPC. Bacteria with the Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases (KPC)...May 6, 2011
“Shocking” Diphtheria Death in Australia
A 22 year old Brisbane woman has died from diphtheria; it is believed she was unvaccinated. Diphtheria is a severe respiratory infection caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. The president of the...Apr 28, 2011
Major Measles Outbreak in Europe, Failure to Vaccinate Seen as Cause
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently reported that measles cases are occurring at an alarming rate across Europe, with 6,500 cases having been reported in 33 countries between January...Apr 21, 2011
14 Hospitalized with Suspected Anthrax in Tajikistan
At least 14 people have been hospitalized with suspected anthrax in the Sogdiana region of Tajikistan. In late March, a resident of the village (Kayirma, Shahristan District) discovered the...Apr 19, 2011
Foot and mouth returns to South Korea
Just 5 days after South Korea declared the end of their foot and mouth outbreak, six pigs were diagnosed with the disease. All the pigs were on the same farm in Yeongcheon, N. Gyeongsang province...Apr 19, 2011
White-nose syndrome reaches Nova Scotia and spreads in the United States
Apr 13, 2011
Drug resistant bug review: NDM-1 in New Delhi’s sewage, WHO calls to action, recent outbreaks of antibiotic resistant bacteria
Apr 8, 2011
Measles Outbreaks in 3 US States May Be Linked
Public health officials in Orange County Florida are reporting that tourists from Texas, Minnesota and Michigan have been diagnosed with measles after visiting Orlando. A CDC investigation suggests...Apr 8, 2011
Sea Turtles and Dolphins Washing up Dead Along Gulf of Mexico
Apr 7, 2011
Newcastle Disease Strikes Israel
Poultry producers in Israel are battling an outbreak of Newcastle disease that has cost more than $8.7M USD to date. As reported on Monday, Secretary of the Association of Poultry Farmers, Yaakov...Apr 7, 2011
39 Children with Gastroenteritis in Ukraine
The number of children hospitalized in Donetsk, Ukraine has increased from 30 to 39 with acute intestinal infection believed to be the cause. The head of the Department of Health, a part of the...Apr 7, 2011
Possible Disease Outbreak in Tunisia-Libya Border Camp
On April 4th, a Chinese reporter was barred from entering one of the 4 refugee camps located 5 to 10 miles away from Ras Ajdir along the Tunisia-Libya border. The reason provided by the guide of...Apr 1, 2011
Hundreds of cases of chickenpox in Guangxi, China
Multiple elementary schools and daycare centers in Beihai City of Guangxi Province have seen an explosion of chickenpox among students since the end of last year. The 251 cases reported to date is...Apr 1, 2011
“Apollo” strikes Ghana
Over 400 cases of acute hemmorrhagic conjunctivitis have been reported in clinics throughout Ghana. This viral infection is highly contagious and typically resolves after two weeks. The disease...Apr 1, 2011
Legionella outbreak in Scotland
One individual has been hospitalized with Legionnaire's disease and over 100 guests and staff of a four-star hotel in Dundee, Scotland have reported flu-like symptoms. Pontiac fever and Legionnaire...Mar 30, 2011
Chickenpox in Ukraine
Mar 30, 2011
Swine Flu Overwhelms Venezuela
Today, the Venezuelan government confirmed 415 cases of H1N1 influenza in Venezuela. This is twice as many cases as there were last week, meaning that the outbreak is quickly spreading throughout...Mar 23, 2011
Mysterious Deaths in Chiang Mai, Thailand
On February 7th, 2011, New Zealand news sources announced that a Wellington woman was dead and two others were seriously ill after returning from Chiang Mai, Thailand (a popular tourist...Mar 23, 2011
An Occurrence of Foot and Mouth Disease in Domestic Livestock in Russia
On March 21st, in the Trans-Baikal region, the State Veterinary Service received confirmation of an occurrence of Foot and Mouth Disease in domestic livestock in the village of Ust-Imalk, which...Mar 18, 2011
Plague Continues to Spread in Madagascar
Since early February 2011 deaths from both pneumonic and bubonic plague have been occurring in Northern Madagascar. As of February 23rd a total of 45 cases had been detected in the country with 23...Mar 18, 2011
Human Cases of Avian Influenza in Bangladesh
Two cases avian influenza (H5N1) have been reported in the Kamalapur area of Dhaka. The first case is a one year old girl and second is a 2 year old boy. The boy was diagnosed after increased...Mar 18, 2011
Meningitis in Ghana and the United States
Fifteen people have died from meningitis in Ghana’s Upper West Region with over 100 cases reported. Ghana is located in the Meningitis Belt of sub-Saharan Africa where the highest rates of...Mar 15, 2011
The Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami
On March 11th, 2011 a magnitude 8.9 earthquake struck just off the coast or Japan’s Miyagi prefecture, 231 miles northeast of Tokyo. The largest ever recorded in Japan and fifth largest in the...Mar 10, 2011
HealthMap increasing disease surveillance for growing Libyan refugee crisis
Inspired by uprisings in neighboring Tunisia and Egypt, Libyans began protesting against Muammar Gaddafi on February 15th. Gadaffi responded with violent military action, leading UN Secretary...Mar 9, 2011
Rio de Janeiro: Carnival 2011
Mar 4, 2011
Measles in Review: USA, New Zealand, Angola, DR Congo
Mar 4, 2011
40 Cases of Food-Borne Illness in Russia
Between January 12th and February 22nd a preschool in Rosinka, Russia recorded 40 cases of gastroenteritis. Upon further investigation the diagnosis was confirmed in 31 children. Following an...Mar 4, 2011
Dengue in Miami, Florida
The 2nd locally-acquired case of dengue fever since November 2010 was confirmed this week in Miami-Dade county, Florida. Dengue is a disease spread by the mosquito Aedes aegypti. Health officials...Mar 4, 2011
Chikungunya makes its debut in New Caledonia
New Caledonia’s first ever case of chikungunya was recorded this week. The patient who remains anonymous according to French news, has since recovered. The patient was contaminated while on...Feb 25, 2011
Enteroccocus at University Hospital Vaudois, Switzerland
Vancomycine resistant enteroccocus has been found at the University Hospital Vaudois in Lausanne, Switzerland. All patients, confirmed or suspected of carrying enteroccocus have been grouped...Feb 25, 2011
Meningitis C in France
France is launching a vaccination campaign, aimed at students, due to the increase in Meningitis C cases in Lille. Though the case count in the general population is still low (0.36 per 100 000),...Feb 25, 2011
Conjunctivitis Clusters in Brazil
Over the last week over 150 cases of conjunctivitis were reported in the city of Goioerê (located in Parana State), with 52 of those cases occurring over the weekend. At about 29,000 inhabitants...Feb 25, 2011
African Swine Fever in Ukraine
Ukraine is hoping to prevent an outbreak of African swine fever. "[Across the border] in Russia. . . the epidemic of the disease is already out of control.” Ukraine is taking preventative measures...Feb 25, 2011
Avian Influenza Update
Bangladesh (poultry), India (ducks), Cambodia (humans), Indonesia (poultry and human) and Vietnam (poultry; human case ruled out) In addition to the ongoing outbreaks of avian influenza in South...Feb 25, 2011
Measles in Geneva, Switzerland and Rhônes-Alpes, France
Twenty-six cases of measles have been identified since January 2011. This is the biggest outbreak of measles in the canton of Geneva since 2008. The majority of cases in Switzerland and in the...Feb 17, 2011
Meningitis in Ukraine
On February 11th, in Zakarpatie, about 60 people were hospitalized, suspected of having the deadly disease - meningitis. Most of the patients are associated with a local Roma camp. The town is in a...Feb 17, 2011
Meningitis on campus
Two US universities have seen meningitis cases recently. In New York, a St. Lawrence University junior has been diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. At St. Lawrence, approximately 95% of the...Feb 17, 2011
Cholera Spreading in Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Papau New Guinea
The number of deaths in Greater Accra, Ghana from cholera has risen to six with 505 cases recorded as of February 14. The 1st case was reported on January 10, and the number of cases has continued...Feb 17, 2011
Playboy Mansion Hit with Legionnaires’ Disease
Feb 17, 2011
Chlamydia Epidemic in New Brunswick
New Brunswick has issued a warning over the growing number of cases of chlamydia, particularly among youths. “If you are under 30 and you are breathing you need a chlamydia test," stated the...Feb 11, 2011
Measles Getting a Foothold in Auckland?
On January 11th, an individual infected with measles flew from Brisbane to Auckland, triggering a public health warning over potential exposure to other passengers. In the month since that flight...Feb 11, 2011
Epidemic of Influenza in Russia
An epidemic of influenza has been spreading throughout Russia. Nearly 60 regions in Russia have been severely affected. In Moscow, since January 31st, all elementary and middle schools have been...Feb 11, 2011
Swine Flu Causes Multiple Deaths in Hong Kong and Beijing
As China ushered in its Lunar New Year this past week, the city of Beijing has reported 11 new cases and 1 death due to H1N1 since February 2nd. So far in 2011, 195 cases and 4 deaths due to H1N1...Feb 11, 2011
White Nose Syndrome Continues to Spread
Feb 11, 2011
Cholera in New York City
Feb 3, 2011
Cholera Spreads to Venezuela
The Cholera outbreak in Haiti beginning in October has infected nearly 210,000 people and killed more than 4,000. This terrible disease spread to a neighboring country, the Dominican Republic,...Feb 3, 2011
Hepatitis A Hovers over Mato Grosso
In Brazil’s Mato Grosso state, 32 cases of Hepatitis A were confirmed by the state Secretary of Health in the city of Santo Antônio do Leste (located 379 kilometers south of Cuiabá). There is...Feb 3, 2011
Leptospirosis in Brazil
On February 2nd, an outbreak of leptospirosis was reported in two cities of Rio de Janeiro State in Brazil, with Teresópolis reporting 2 confirmed cases and Nova Friburgo reporting 26 confirmed...Feb 3, 2011
Meningitis Confirmed in Florida Prison
Last week, the Martin County Health Department released an official press release stating that a confirmed case of meningococcal meningitis had been identified in a prison inmate at the Martin...Jan 26, 2011
Encephalitis in Honduras
In the last week there has been an outbreak of Encephalitis in Guarita in Lempira, Honduras. Guarita is located near the Sumpul River close to El Salvador. So far, twenty horses have died from this...Jan 26, 2011
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Confirmed in Humans for the 1st Time in India
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) was confirmed to be the cause of a previously undiagnosed outbreak in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India on January 18th. This is the first confirmed report of Crimean...Jan 26, 2011
Avian Influenza nested in Japanese Chicken Farms
In the early morning of January 23rd, Japanese officials confirmed the presence of avian influenza in chickens from a farm in Shintomi, located in the Miyazaki prefecture. The farm has been ordered...Jan 26, 2011
African Swine Fever in Angola
African Swine Fever was confirmed in the cities of Kambundi Katembo and Luquembo of Malanje Province, Angola. A report from January 21st state that the fever has already spread through a great...Jan 26, 2011
Rift Valley Fever Re-emerge in South Africa
A case of rift valley fever has been identified in Groot-Brakrivier in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. Although only one case has been identified so far, this has raised concern within...Jan 18, 2011
Foot and Mouth Outbreaks
South Korea’s worst-ever outbreak of Foot and Mouth continued as a new case was discovered at a pig farm in Yesan, 134 kilometers south of Seoul. With meat prices soaring, losses exceeding $1...Jan 18, 2011
Flooding and Infectious Disease Risk Worldwide
Increased rainfall and flooding in many regions of the world have heightened the risk and concern over the transmission of water-borne diseases. Oftentimes during flooding, population displacement...Jan 18, 2011
H1N1 and Seasonal Influenza Spreading in the Balkans
A fatal case of H1N1 has been recorded in Banat, Serbia, and 26 others are reported to be infected throughout the country. Montenegro reported a second death and registered 100 cases of the H1N1...Jan 6, 2011
Things to watch in 2011: avian influenza, foot and mouth disease, and animal die-off events
Avian Influenza in Egypt On December 29th a WHO report confirmed two additional cases of avian influenza (H5N1) in Egypt, one of which has died. The report confirms 115 cases to date for Egypt...Dec 29, 2010
2010 Year-End Special Issue
Here at HealthMap, we are often focused on outbreaks happening right now. As the new year approaches, we reflect on some of the outbreaks of 2010. Where were you when... Polio was imported...Dec 26, 2010
South Korea Fights Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD)
South Korea is working to stem the country’s worst ever outbreak of FMD. Since the 1st outbreak, reported on November 29, 2010, 56 cases have been reported and over 330,000 livestock culled. Two...Dec 26, 2010
Influenza on the Increase in Europe
Over 300 people have been hospitalized with influenza in Britain, with a majority of cases being due to H1N1 Influenza A. Northern France continues to see increasing numbers of influenza cases,...Dec 15, 2010
Avian Influenza Returns
In recent weeks, avian influenza has returned to news headlines in several countries. On November 19th, a new human case of H5N1 was confirmed in a woman from Hong Kong. This case marks the 21st...Dec 15, 2010
Guillain Barre Syndrome in Mexico
The General Directorate of Epidemiology of the Federal Government in Mexico has issued an “epidemiological alert for outbreaks of acute flaccid paralysis” in Nayarit and Orizaba (Veracruz). There...Dec 15, 2010
Spotlight on Whooping Cough
This summer, CDC reported on a dramatic rise in whooping cough cases in California. As of the most recent MMWR report, California has had 2,625 cases to date, a four-fold increase from last year’s...Dec 8, 2010
Alert for Measles in Buenos Aires
After 12 years without a registered case of measles in Buenos Aires, 17 cases have been reported since August. The minister of health has helped initiate a national vaccination campaign in hopes...Dec 8, 2010
Possible pneumonic plague in Northern Uganda Leaves 38 Dead
Last week, we reported that a mysterious illness had left 13 dead in northern Uganda. This week, the death toll has risen to 38 with dozens hospitalized, yet officials are still uncertain as to the...Nov 23, 2010
Six Die After Eating Endangered Turtle Meat
Six people died, including 4 children, and more than 90 became ill after consuming meat from the endangered hawksbill turtle. The deaths were a result of poisoning from biotoxins in turtle flesh...Nov 23, 2010
Possible Ebola Outbreak in Uganda
Last week, a Ugandan newspaper reported a mystery illness had caused 13 deaths in Abim and Agago districts in the north. The article quoted a local health official who said that Ebola, Marburg,...Nov 23, 2010
Avian Influenza Case in Hong Kong
Hong Kong reported its first diagnosis of H5N1 (avian influenza) since 2003. The 59 year old female patient had recently returned from a trip to mainland China where she visited Shanghai, Nanjing...Nov 23, 2010
Mysterious outbreak in Hodaida Province (Yemen): Affecting Thousands, Five Dead
While originally reported as a dengue fever in our earlier blog post on the subject, an epidemic of what appears to be an unknown disease continues to spread in western Yemen. Unconfirmed newspaper...Nov 23, 2010
Whooping Cough Cases Rising Throughout U.S.
In the past week, we have received alerts about whooping cough in numerous states, including Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. Los...Nov 17, 2010
HIV in China
Recently, China released figures that as of September this year, there are 360,000 HIV positive cases in the country, among whom 130,000 have progressed to AIDS and 60,000 have died. Furthermore,...Nov 17, 2010
Cholera on Daru Island
A cholera outbreak in Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) Daru Island has Austalian official worried. This outbreak is an extension of last year’s cholera outbreak in mainland PNG. At least 16 people have...Nov 17, 2010
Australia to discontinue infectious disease investigation team
Australia is one of very few industrialized nations without a national disease control center. For the past 20 years, outbreak investigations have been preformed through the Master of Applied...Nov 17, 2010
H1N1 Resurfaces
In Harare, Zimbabwe 1 case of H1N1 has been confirmed and 5 others are suspected. The public was notified of the cases via the state-owned Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation, which stated via the...Nov 17, 2010
Dengue in Brazil and Miami
Since January 2010, Brazil has seen a 90% increase in deaths from Dengue as compared to the same period last year. Many of the deaths have been from type 1 Dengue, which had been largely absent in...Nov 12, 2010
Special Edition: HealthMap's Increased Infectious Disease Surveillance for This Year's Hajj
Mass gatherings bring together people and pathogens (germs) from all over the world. Such events present unique challenges to infectious disease surveillance. Normally rare diseases may...Nov 9, 2010
Samples of Gouda Cheese Spread E. coli
Bravo Farms Dutch Style Raw Milk Gouda Cheese tainted with E. coli is believed to be responsible for illnesses in numerous states. Between October 5th and November 8th, Bravo Farms Dutch Style Raw...Nov 9, 2010
Update on Cholera in Haiti
In the past 24 hours, HealthMap has received a dramatic increase in media reports, blog reports and informal communications regarding new suspected cases of cholera. Hurricane Tomas killed 20, and...Nov 9, 2010
Total Dengue Cases in Taiwan Break 1000 Mark this Past Week
A total of 1031 cases of dengue have been reported for the island of Taiwan since August this year. Among these, 13 were cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever and 2 resulted in deaths. Over half of the...Nov 9, 2010
Confirmed Cases of Polio in Republic of Congo
Last week, we reported a possible polio outbreak in Pointe-Noire, Congo where 8 deaths and 20 cases were suspected. This week, at least two confirmed cases of poliovirus Type I, 120 cases of acute...Nov 2, 2010
Paratyphoid A in Guangxi
A total of 107 people, including 84 students, have been diagnosed with Paratyphoid A fever in the Luocheng Mulao Autonomous County of Hechi City in the Guangxi Autonomous Region. Currently, 80...Nov 2, 2010
Legionnaire’s Disease in Madrid
Earlier this year, we discussed an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Wales. A new outbreak has been identified in Spain’s capital of Madrid. The Ministry of Health reports 40 confirmed cases and...Nov 2, 2010
Polio update
In the past few weeks, polio cases have been reported in several countries. Polio is an extremely contagious viral disease. Although up to 95% of those infected show no signs, roughly 1% suffer...Nov 1, 2010
Rabies in Guangdong
It was recently reported that from January to October of this year, 228 people have died from rabies bites in Guangdong Province in Southern China. Most cases occurred among young children and...Oct 26, 2010
Cholera hits Haiti, Pakistan, and West Africa
Haiti Wednesday evening (20 October 2010), English and French media reported a surge in deaths and hospitalization from diarrhea in rural Haiti. The next day officials confirmed an outbreak of...Oct 19, 2010
Rinderpest joins smallpox in history books
For only the second time in human history, a viral disease has been eradicated worldwide. The UN’s Food Animal Organization (FAO) announced last week that it would suspend tracking efforts for...Oct 19, 2010
Toxic Sludge Disaster in Hungary
On Monday, October 4th, 2010 the villages of Kolontar and Devecser in Western Hungary were devastated by a flood of a toxic red sludge from a reservoir at the Ajkai Timfoldgyar alumina plant in...Oct 19, 2010
Update on KPC in Brazil’s Federal District
In the capital city of Brazil, the Department of Health has acknowledged an increase (English translation) of hospital related bacterial infections, triggering warnings and widespread concern...Oct 19, 2010
Leptospirosis in El Eulma, Algeria
Another leptospirosis outbreak has been reported in city of El Eulma, Algeria. To date, 4 deaths and 75 cases have been confirmed with up to 100 total cases suspected. Investigators report that...Oct 19, 2010
Typhoon-related Melioidosis Outbreak in Taiwan results in 1 death
On October 15th, Kaohsiung City health officials reported 7 confirmed cases of melioidosis, including 1 death, in the aftermath of the Abigail van typhoon that swept through Taiwan in mid-September...Oct 19, 2010
Leptospirosis outbreak leads to state of emergency in Nicaragua
Nicaragua has declared a national state of emergency due to a spike in cases and deaths from leptospirosis. Leptospirosis is typically spread through contact with water or plants that have been...Oct 19, 2010
Leishmaniasis in Afghanistan
On Friday, WHO officials highlighted an ongoing outbreak of Leishmaniasis in their first global report on neglected diseases. An ongoing outbreak in Herat as well as the dramatic increase of cases...Oct 13, 2010
WHO concerned about dengue’s spread in Asia
Earlier this week, the WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific warned that the number of dengue cases in Asia has increased steadily over the past 10 years and over 2.5 billion people are now...Oct 13, 2010
Plague in prairie dogs near Denver
Hundreds of prairie dogs are suspected to have died from plague in Broomfield, Colorado. Prairie dogs are extremely sensitive to plague and die-offs are not uncommon. Despite the scary nature of...Oct 13, 2010
First Case of Malaria in Spain in 50 years
The first case of Malaria since 1961 was confirmed in Aragón, Spain. The patient was infected with this disease from a Anopheles atroparvus mosquito who was carrying the parasite. The patient...Oct 13, 2010
Super Bacteria KPC in Brasilia
Brasilia, Brazil’s capital, has 187 casesof infections from the “super bacteria”, KPC. 163 of these are confirmed while the other 24 are under investigation. In the last week, 18 deathsfrom this...Oct 7, 2010
Oklahoma salmonella
What started as an isolated salmonella outbreak at a Mustang, Oklahoma school has now become a multi-state outbreak investigation. In late September, 10 cases of salmonella were reported from a...Oct 7, 2010
Brazilian Outbreaks
In Brazil, a measles outbreak continues through the state of Paraíba, in the cities of: João Pessoa (32 confirmed cases), Santa Rita (3 confirmed cases), Conde (1 confirmed case) and Bayeux (1...Oct 7, 2010
Chikungunya Virus Outbreak in Southern China
At least 10 confirmedcases and 91 suspect cases of the mosquito-borne Chikungunya Virus have been identified in Xincun community of Dongguan, a city in China’s southern province Guangdong and may...Oct 7, 2010
U.S. 1940’s Syphilis in Guatemala
From 1946 to 1948, the U.S. conducted a NIH-funded study of the effectiveness of penicillin in Guatemala by knowingly infecting 700 Guatemalans (mental patients, soldiers and prison inmates) with...Sep 29, 2010
New mosquito-borne threat in France
After the first native cases of Dengue were reported in Metropolitan France, a new disease has emerged. The first two native cases of Chikungunya in Metropolitan France were reported. Authorities...Sep 29, 2010
World Rabies Day
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 marked World Rabies Day, a day meant to raise awareness about the impact of human and animal rabies. While rabies does not pose an imminent threat for many, worldwide an...Sep 29, 2010
Pneumonic Plague Outbreak in Tibet, 1 dead
Five cases of pneumonic plague, including one death, were recently identified in Nyingchi prefecture located in Tibet’s southwestern region. Tibet’s health department has announced that anyone who...Sep 29, 2010
Widespread Chicken Pox in São Paulo
This past week, cities in the interior of São Paulo state in Brazil are experiencing an outbreak of Varicela (Chicken Pox). Cities affected include Mogi Mirim, Monte Mor, São José do Rio Preto and...Sep 29, 2010
First Case of West Nile Virus in Humans in Cádiz, Andalucía
A 60-year-old man in Puerto Real, Cádiz in Andalucía, Spain was admitted to the hospital with symptoms of Meningitis. Doctors then discovered that he was infected with West Nile Virus. This is the...Sep 22, 2010
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Duck Eggs in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
UK’s Health Protection Agency (HPA) announced recently that it is investigating a surge in Salmonella Typhimurium DT8 cases linked to consumption of duck products, especially duck eggs, which may...Sep 22, 2010
Dengue in France
On 13 September, France reported its first case of indigenous Dengue. Five days later, it confirmed a second; both cases are in Nice. Another 6 or 7 cases are under investigation. Although the...Sep 22, 2010
Cholera continues in West Africa
A cholera epidemic that began in Nigeria has spread to Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. In Chad nearly 40 people have died, and 600 are reported sick. Cameroon reports 7013 cases and 458 deaths. In Yobe...Sep 22, 2010
Japanese encephalitis in Asia
Japanese encephalitis is a mosquito-borne virus which can produce an acute encephalitis leading to seizures, coma or death. An ongoing encephalitis outbreak in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India has...Sep 22, 2010
A Legionnaire’s Mystery in Wales
Earlier this month, numerous media outlets reported the 6 September death of a 64 year old Welsh woman and 11 additional diagnoses of Legionnaire’s disease in South Wales. As the outbreak grew to 14...Sep 15, 2010
New Bunyavirus in China
A series of curious tick-borne related cases and deaths were recently reported out of Shangcheng County in Henan Province. Patients all display symptoms indicative of HGA, an infectious disease...Sep 15, 2010
Monkeypox on the rise in DRC
On August 30th, The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published an interesting study on monkeypox in DR Congo. The smallpox vaccine protects against monkeypox, but the eradication...Sep 15, 2010
NDM-1 (the “Superbug”) found in 3 US states
The NDM-1 gene which gives bacteria resistance to many strong antibiotics (see our 17 Aug 2010 blog) has been found in California, Illinois, and Massachusetts. In all cases, the patients had...Sep 15, 2010
First Dengue case in France
Although 18 Dengue deaths have been reported in the French overseas territories of Martinique and Guadeloupe, the case reported in Nice is the first case in mainland France. Local authorities have...Sep 8, 2010
Anthrax in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has been experiencing an anthrax outbreak among humans and cattle. At least 327 people have been infected, and India is concerned that animals moving across the shared border could bring...Sep 8, 2010
Polio re-emerges in north-east Afghanistan for the first time in over 10 years
A new case of polio was identified in the north-east Afghan province of Kunduz bordering Tajikistan, a region that had been polio-free for over a decade. It was initially believed that the source of...Sep 8, 2010
Cholera in Cameroon
Cameroon is facing its worst outbreak of cholera in a decade. Since May 2010 the Health Ministry of Cameroon has confirmed over 5,500 cases and 350 deaths due to cholera in the Nord and Extreme-...Sep 8, 2010
West Nile Virus in Europe
Many European countries have seen West Nile Virus cases recently. Although the virus has been seen in Europe before, it is rare in many countries. Greece is seeing widespread cases for the first...Aug 31, 2010
UPDATE - Salmonella outbreak in eggs linked to chicken feed:
The source of the Salmonella that led to a massive recall of eggs in the US is now believed to be contaminated feed. However, the feed is believed to have been sent to only the two egg facilities...Aug 31, 2010
Japanese Encephalitis outbreak causes 215 deaths in India, mostly children
This year’s Japanese Encephalitis season came earlier and deadlier to India than previous years. Officials report that since July, 215 people have died from the disease, most of them children...Aug 31, 2010
Plague spreads to Bolivia
The infamous bubonic plague that caused a panic and killed 3 people in Peru has spread to Bolivia. Eight people are suffering from the disease in Apolo, a small town on the border with Peru. Last...Aug 24, 2010
Second wave of death in the aftermath of Pakistan flood
As rain continues to fall on an already ravaged Pakistan and official death count continues to rise, UN officials now warn of a “second wave of death” from water-borne diseases. The country’s water...Aug 24, 2010
2009 figures available for notifiable diseases
Sometimes it’s hard to tell if a scary sounding disease is really rare or somewhat common. The CDC collects information on notifiable diseases, and they have released the totals for 2009. Check out...Aug 24, 2010
Massive egg recall in the US due concerns over Salmonella enteritidis contamination
On August 18, the FDA announced a recall of eggs from Wright County Egg over concerns about Salmonella enteritidis contamination. On August 20, the FDA expanded the recall to include eggs from...Aug 17, 2010
NDM-1: Foreshadowing World’s Next Superbug?
This week saw numerous news stories on a possible new superbug, NDM-1. The first NDM-1 associated death was reportedly a Belgian man who was infected in Pakistan after surgery for a car accident...Aug 17, 2010
Typhoid Fever in the United States
A rare outbreak of Typhoid Fever in the United States has been linked to frozen Mamey (a reddish tropical fruit also known as zapote or sapote) used to make fruit smoothies. Epidemiological...Aug 17, 2010
West Nile Virus in British Colombia and Greece
Since its first appearance in North America in 1999, West Nile virus has steadily spread outward from the initial cases in the New York area. This week, it was identified in a dead crow for the...Aug 17, 2010
Dengue in Florida
Florida’s Broward County Health Department announced a confirmed case of Dengue in a woman who had not left the county for weeks. Broward County is now only the second location in the US to...Aug 11, 2010
Extinction risk for bats due to White-nose Syndrome
Bats are critically important for insect control and pollination of many agriculturally important crops. White-nose Syndrome has been devastating the population of little brown bats, leading the...Aug 11, 2010
Cholera Outbreak in the Aftermath of Pakistan Flooding
Pakistan is currently experiencing the worst flooding in 80 years. The latest sources estimate over 14 million people affected and 250,000 homes destroyed. The official death toll is up to 1,700...Aug 11, 2010
Hantavirus in Canada and Germany
Saskatchewan reported its first case of Hantavirus since 2008. Hantavirus is carried by rodents, causes flu-like symptoms, and progresses to fatal lung infection in roughly one third of cases....Aug 11, 2010
Leishmaniasis Kills in Southern Sudan
Since June, there have been 48 deaths and another 130 cases of Leismaniasis (known as “kala azar”) in Juba in Southern Sudan. Leishmaniasis is a skin and mucus membrane infection cause by the...Aug 11, 2010
Measles in Brazil for the First Time in 10 Years
On August 6th, Brazilian news sources reported a case of measles in a 19 year old in Belém, Pará, Brazil. The last indigenous infection was in 2000; all cases since then had been acquired outside...Aug 6, 2010
Plaguing Peru (Spanish language version now available)
This July, Peru experienced its first ever-recorded cases of pneumonic plague. How did the pneumonic plague make its way into Trujillo, Peru? A 29-year-old woman living in Mariposa Leyva in the...Jan 20, 2010
Crisis in Haiti
Event Overview On Tuesday, January 12th, 2010, Haiti was hit by a shallow, 7.0 magnitude earthquake, leading to staggering numbers of lives lost and severe infrastructure damage. With the...Dec 9, 2009
H1N1 (swine flu) weekly highlights: December 2 - December 8, 2009
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that "Disease activity has peaked and is decliningin North America and has either recently peaked or is currently peaking in much of western and northern...Dec 3, 2009
H1N1 (swine flu) weekly highlights: November 25 - December 1, 2009
Montenegro and Libya reported their 1st H1N1 deaths. South Korea reported a suspect case of H1N1 reinfection in a young girl. Reports have stated that the United States has likely reached its...Nov 25, 2009
H1N1 (swine flu) Weekly Highlights: November 18 - 24, 2009
Somalia reported its 1st cases of H1N1, whileLithuania,Switzerland,Macedonia,Maldives,Madagascar,Romania, Estonia, and Denmarkreported their 1st deaths. The World Health Organization (WHO)...Nov 18, 2009
H1N1 (swine flu) weekly highlights: November 11 - 17, 2009
Burundi and Greenlandhave reported their 1st cases of H1N1, whileNorth Cyprus, Bosnia,Poland, Kosovo, Tunisia, and Morocco have reported their 1st H1N1 deaths. The World Health Organization (WHO...Nov 11, 2009
H1N1 (swine flu) weekly highlights: November 4 - 10, 2009
Sri Lanka,Pakistan,Slovakia, and St. Luciareported their first H1N1 deaths, whileNigeria,the Republic of the Congo, Latvia, and Armenia reported their 1st cases of H1N1. Last week, Ukraine (...Nov 4, 2009
H1N1 (swine flu) weekly highlights: October 28 - November 3, 2009
Afghanistan, Ukraine, Moldova, Croatia, Belarus, Slovenia,Austria, and the Canadian provinces of Newfoundland andYukon reported their first H1N1 deaths. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported...Oct 28, 2009
H1N1 (swine flu) weekly highlights: October 21-27, 2009
Serbia, theCzech Republic,Turkey,Finland,Russia, and the U.S. state of North Dakotahave all reported their first H1N1 deaths. The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that there have been...Oct 21, 2009
H1N1 (swine flu) weekly highlights: October 14-20, 2009
Trinidad & Tobago andIceland have reported their first H1N1 deaths. The World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that the ongoing H1N1 pandemic remains a cause for concern because of its...Oct 14, 2009
H1N1 (swine flu) weekly highlights: October 7-13, 2009
Germany, Cuba, Tanzania,Jordan and Tibet reported their first H1N1 deaths. WHO reported that over 340,000 people have been infected worldwide and more than 4,525 have died. Concerns about H1N1...Oct 7, 2009
H1N1 (swine flu) weekly highlights: September 30-October 6, 2009
Bulgaria, China, andPortugal reported their first H1N1 deaths. Twenty-five states, counties and cities in the U.S. started receiving shipmentsof the H1N1 vaccine this week. Due to the ...Sep 30, 2009
H1N1 (swine flu) weekly highlights: September 23-29, 2009
Germany, Cambodia, and Barbadosreported their first H1N1 deaths as theglobal death toll approached 4,000. Unpublished researchusing Canadian data has reportedly found that individuals who...Sep 23, 2009
H1N1 (swine flu) weekly highlights: September 16-22, 2009
Martinique, Mozambique, Russia and the state of Kentucky reported their first deaths from H1N1. The WHO reported that theglobal swine flu death toll has reached 3,486, with the Americas region...Sep 16, 2009
H1N1 (swine flu) weekly highlights: September 9-15, 2009
The Galapagos Islandsand Mozambiquereported their first H1N1 fatalities. Lesotho and Malawireported their first confirmed H1N1 cases. WHO reports 3,200people have died from H1N1 around the...Sep 9, 2009
H1N1 (swine flu) weekly highlights: September 2-8, 2009
Italy, Macau,Namibia,Norway, and theUS Virgin Islands reported their first H1N1 fatalities. WHO puts the global total of confirmed deaths at 2,837. The CDC reported an increase in the number...Sep 2, 2009
H1N1 (swine flu) weekly highlights: August 25-September 1, 2009
Bahrain, Bangladesh,Iran, Reunion Island,Sweden, and Syriareported their first H1N1 fatalities. Angola reported its first confirmed H1N1 case. WHO reports that swine flu is spreading at an "...Aug 25, 2009
H1N1 (swine flu) weekly highlights: August 21-24, 2009
Schedule change! The weekly updates will now be posted on Wednesdays. This issue includes includes highlights since the previous post on August 21st. United Arab Emirates,Oman, Northern Ireland,...Aug 20, 2009
H1N1 (swine flu) weekly highlights: August 14-20, 2009
This week, World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 1799 people have died from H1N1 worldwide. South Korea, Japan,Ghana, Madagascar,Yemen, Malta, New Caledonia (France), Kuwait, and Cook...Aug 13, 2009
Novel Influenza A (H1N1) weekly highlights (7-13 August, 2009)
For the upcoming influenza season, we are introducing a weekly summary of Influenza A (H1N1), swine flu, news highlights. These will be posted on Fridays and will cover the preceding 7 days. The...Jun 22, 2009
Preventable Disease Outbreak: Mumps in Europe
Despite the availability of the MMR vaccine, mumps has made a resurgence in many parts of Europe. So far in 2009, Ireland has seen over 3000 cases of mumps (more than 2755 cases than the same...May 7, 2009
Influenza A (H1N1) – “Swine Flu”: An Overview
** Please visit http://h1n1.nejm.org/ (The New England Journal of Medicine) to read Digital Disease Detection: harnessing the web for public health surveillance. N Engl J Med 360;21 May 2009. A map...Apr 17, 2009
Hand, Foot, and Mouth: Outbreak Spreading in China
Over 125,000 cases, and 57 fatalities of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) have been reported by China's Ministry of Health so far this year. It is estimated that 95% of cases of HFMD have been...Apr 2, 2009
Saving the Devil
Devil Facial Tumor Disease (DFTD) is a fatal condition affecting Tasmanian devils throughout most of the Australian state of Tasmania. DFTD is characterized by facial cancers, which typically first...Mar 26, 2009
Cerebral Spinal Meningitis (CSM) spreads in Nigeria
A Cerebral Spinal Meningitis outbreak has killed more than 156 people throughout Nigeria. Jigwa, Kano, Bauchi, Yobe, and Katsina states are currently among the worst hit. A graver report from...Mar 16, 2009
Rabies Outbreak Kills 93 Children in Angola
Within the past three months, a rabies epidemic has claimed the lives of at least 93 children in Angola’s capital city of Luanda. With the population of the city exceeding 4.5 million, most in...Mar 10, 2009
Northeastern United States: Lethal Disease Decimates Bat Populations
An emerging fungal disease, termed White-Nose Syndrome due to the white fungus typically found on the faces of afflicted bats, is spreading throughout the Northeastern section of the United...Mar 2, 2009
The Return of Polio
The Amuru district of Uganda is now treating its first case of polio in 12 years, a 16 month old baby boy from the Awer camp for displaced persons. The African Regional Reference Laboratory in...Feb 3, 2009
UPDATE: Cholera Far from Under Control in Zimbabwe
To date over 60,000 people have been infected with cholera, and more than 3,100 are dead. Despite international efforts to control the outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called...Feb 2, 2009
Human Infections of Avian Influenza (H5N1) on the Rise in Central China
Since the beginning of 2009, eight cases of highly pathogenic human avian influenza have been reported in China. Three of the cases have been confirmed to be from central China’s Hunan province...Jan 16, 2009
Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever: Kaluamba village, Western Kasai province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) is again dealing with an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus with 46 people suspected to be infected and 14 dead. Just last year, an outbreak of...Jan 5, 2009
Cholera Outbreak in Zimbabwe Continues
Cholera is caused by infection with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, and symptoms include profuse watery diarrhea, vomiting, and leg cramps. Without treatment, death can occur within hours due to...
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