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Reemergence of Murine Typhus in Galveston, Texas, USA
A study published in the CDC’s Emerging Infectious Diseases journal has pointed to the fact that there is a possibility that murine typhus, a disease caused by Rickettsia type and typically spread...
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Derry City Football Team Hit by Mumps: Points to A Deeper Problem
The Derry Journal has reported that several players in the Derry City football team has come down with Mumps. The team boss has said something, according to the news paper report, which indicates a...
View ArticleZika Virus Hits Brazil
A case of Zika virus infection, caused by a virus which is a member of the flaviviridae family, has been reported from Brazil, making it the first reported case of Zika virus from the country this...
View ArticleMadagascar Reports 8 cVDPV1 Cases
The Global Polio Eradication Initiative website has revealed that this year there has been a sharp rise in the number of cVDPV associated cases, which have been traced back to another case which was...
View ArticleTick Borne Encephalitis Attributed to Powassan Virus in Canada
Hastings Prince Edward Public Health (HPEPH), in a media release, has reported that there is a suspected case of tick-borne encephalitis under investigation at their facilities. Tick borne encephalitis...
View ArticleLouisiana Reports First West Nile Cases in 2015
Louisiana has confirmed the first cases of West Nile Virus this year. Out of the three confirmed cases, two were of the neuroinvasive type, which is the more severe manifestation of the disease. WNV is...
View ArticleBulgarian Man Dies of Anthrax: Large Scale Disinfection Follows
According to the news report of Focus-Fen, a man died of Anthrax in a Bulgarian village called Mlada Gvardiya in the coastal district of Varna, sparking off a large scale disinfection. The man gave a...
View ArticleTularemia Erupts in Wyoming
Tularemia, a disease caused in animals and human beings by the bacteria, Francisella tularensis, can be acquired by man in many ways. The CDC outlines the following routes of transmission of tularemia...
View ArticleAnother CCHF Death in Kutch, Gujarat
Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF), a viral hemorrhagic fever caused by tick borne virus, Nairovirus, belonging to the family Bunyaviridae, has been established as an endemic disease in parts of...
View ArticleWith the Monsoons, Kalazar Haunts the Terai
Although Visceral Leishmaniasis (Kalazar) has been on the decline in Nepal, this year, along with the coming of the monsoon, there has been a spike in the number of cases of Kalazar, according to a...
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