Although West Nile Virus gets much of the press, mosquitoes carry other diseases as well. This week, North Carolina saw its first confirmed case of
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In the Sheki region of Azerbaijan there was an outbreak of rabies among domestic animals. Measures have been taken to remove the infected animals which
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
As the weather becomes colder, Mendoza, well known for it’s delicious wines, is experiencing a Swine Flu outbreak. On June 22, the Mendoza government finally
Earlier this week, we reported that a mutated strain of the bacteria that causes scarlet fever resulted in 2 deaths and a record number of
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
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
A patient in Mumbai, India is now in a coma after becoming infected with rabies despite completing the recommended postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) regimen following a
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,
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