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UK confirms first case of clade Ib mpox

The first case of clade Ib mpox in the UK has been confirmed in London in a person […]

November 1, 2024 Infectious diseases

WHO report highlights resurgence of tuberculosis

WHO report highlights resurgence of tuberculosis
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Approximately 8.2 million people were diagnosed with the infectious disease in 2023

October 30, 2024 Infectious diseases, News, TB, tuberculosis, WHO, World Health Organization

Marburg virus: First cases in Rwanda spark international alarm

Twenty six cases of Marburg virus disease, which is related to Ebola, have been reported in Rwanda—the first […]

October 3, 2024 Infectious diseases

Mpox is accelerating antimicrobial resistance in Africa, officials warn

The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has warned that the spread […]

September 27, 2024 Infectious diseases

Leprosy: Jordan becomes first country to eliminate disease

The World Health Organization has officially verified Jordan as the first country in the world to have eliminated […]

September 20, 2024 Infectious diseases

Why are doctors being warned about the Oropouche virus?

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have warned […]

September 6, 2024 Infectious diseases

Test for syphilis in people with possible symptoms, says UKHSA, as cases rise

Public health leaders are reminding doctors and their teams to consider testing people for syphilis if they present […]

August 16, 2024 Infectious diseases

Poliovirus is detected in Gaza as “dire” conditions ignite fears of infectious diseases spreading

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that there is a “high risk” of polio spreading in Gaza […]

July 24, 2024 Infectious diseases

Study reveals mobile phone data can help map the spread of pathogens

Study reveals mobile phone data can help map the spread of pathogens
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Pneumococcus is the leading cause of pneumonia, meningitis and sepsis worldwide

July 5, 2024 Global Pneumococcal Sequencing project, Infectious diseases, National Institute for Communicable Disease, News, Streptococcus pneumoniae, University of Cambridge, University of Witwatersrand, Wellcome Sanger Institute

E coli: Contaminated lettuce thought to be behind outbreak, as death is reported

One death has been linked to the recent UK outbreak of Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC),1 which […]

June 28, 2024 Infectious diseases

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