Background: Measles is a highly contagious viral infection that can lead to serious complications and even death. We investigated to describe measles outbreak at a big detention center...

Background: The first ever outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis virus (JEV) in New South Wales (NSW), Australia was reported in February 2022; and was subsequently declared a Communicable...

Background: In India, between 2011 and 2020, 565 reported cholera outbreaks led to 45,759 cases and 263 deaths. On 18 April 2022, a sub-divisional hospital reported four confirmed chol...

Background: Togo’s last reported cholera outbreak occurred in 2016 in Lacs district. On November 5, 2021, the Prefectural Hospital Center Laboratory in Lacs reported a new cholera case...

Background: In April 2022, Brazilian and Paraguayan International Health Regulation focal point (IHR) detected rumor about infections by rapid growing mycobacteria in aesthetic surgeri...

Background: Some patients suffer from persisting symptoms following COVID-19 infection, referred to as long COVID. The aims of the study were to estimate the prevalence and study the d...

Background: Anthrax is a contagious zoonotic disease of public health concern. On May 5, 2022, the National Surveillance Program received a notification about suspected cases of anthra...

Background: Resistance to first-line antibiotics is on the rise globally which led WHO to include fluoroquinolone-resistance in Shigella among serious antimicrobial resistance (AMR) th...

Background: Anemia is a global concern among pregnant women. In 2019, global prevalence in women aged 15-49 years was 29.9% and higher among pregnant (36.5%) than non-pregnant women (2...

Background: Despite the availability of effective post-exposure prophylaxis, South Africa records at least 10 human rabies deaths each year. Many animal bite victims initially seek hel...

Background: Men who have sex with men (MSM) are a key population disproportionately at higher risk of HIV infection. Access to HIV services such as testing is often affected by stigma....

Background: The spread of infectious diseases is a serious problem in prisons. In 2020, the Republic Act 11332 was created which requires prisons to participate in disease surveillance...

Background: COVID-19 pandemic is still not over and small pocket of outbreaks are reported in congregational settings. Case detection and control in crowded locations such as prisons a...

Background: Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) is a zoonotic viral infection reported from India, with Shivamogga district consistently reporting a high burden. We conducted a case-control ...

Background: The high COVID-19 incidence rates among health care workers (HCWs) worldwide has exacerbated the strain on the healthcare system. Poor vaccination coverage hinders the cont...

Background: Improvement of hygiene and vaccination reduce the risk of hepatitis A virus (HAV) in Asia, however outbreaks of hepatitis A are still common. On June 29, 2022, an acute jau...

Background: COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective. Rapid rollout of vaccines reduced COVID-19 morbidity and mortality globally. Pharmacovigilance systems have ensured safety of thes...

Background: A SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant outbreak in schools occurred in the Vietnamese provinces of Phu Tho, Ha Nam, and Thanh Hoa in September 2021. The epidemiological role of school-...

Background: Diphtheria caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae is re-emerging as a public health issue in low-middle income countries. During 2022, Diphtheria outbreaks were reported fro...

Background: On April 19, 2022, the Thailand Department of Disease Control was notified of a cluster of thyrotoxicosis among inmates in a Northeastern provincial prison. We investigated...

Background: In Canada, Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi infections are typically associated with travel to endemic regions of the world. In November 2021, Ottawa Public Health identif...

Background: From June 13-16, 2022, in Kazakhstan, 50 people were hospitalized with diarrhea; all reported having attended a wedding or eaten food from the restaurant where the wedding ...

Background: Zimbabwe has made significant progress towards elimination of Mother to Child Transmission (MTCT) of HIV from 30% transmission rate in 2005 to 6.9% in 2016. However, in 202...

Background: The MoH, The Gambia was notified of increased deaths among children due to acute Kidney injury in July 2022. The notification suspected drug toxicity, because of Nigeria’s ...