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Florida reports a more than 200% increase in pertussis so far in 2025
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Florida reports a more than 200% increase in pertussis so far in 2025

Florida health officials report a significant increase in pertussis, or whooping cough cases through the first nine months of 2025.

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Increased Risk of #Autoimmune Inflammatory #Arthritis After Acute #Lyme Disease
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Increased Risk of Autoimmune Inflammatory Arthritis After Acute Lyme Disease : Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Research Center

Summary A large Johns Hopkins study demonstrates that individuals diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease face a substantially higher risk of developing new-onset autoimmune inflammatory arthritis. By ...

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Outbreak News Today @outbreaknews.bsky.social · 13h

#Africa Confirmed #Measles cases top 10,000

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Africa: Rift Valley fever cases increase significantly in Mauritania and Senegal
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Africa: Rift Valley fever cases increase significantly in Mauritania and Senegal

Mauritania

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Outbreak News Today @outbreaknews.bsky.social · 14h

Hepatitis A in the Czech Republic: Cases continue to rise, Prague accounts for some 40% of total
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Hepatitis A in the Czech Republic: Cases continue to rise, Prague accounts for some 40% of total

In a follow-up on the hepatitis A outbreak in the Czech Republic, the State Health Institute (SZÚ) reports the disease is spreading widely, seeing numbers not seen in decades.

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South Carolina: Beaufort County resident is the first EEE death in the state since 2003
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South Carolina: Beaufort County resident is the first EEE death in the state since 2003

The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) recently reported on the first confirmed death caused by infection with eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus in more than 20 years.

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Philippines: Dengue cases in Quezon City nearly double in 2025
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Philippines: Dengue cases in Quezon City nearly double in 2025

According to the Quezon City Epidemiology and Surveillance Division (ESD) today, dengue cases in Quezon City have reached 8,729 from January 1 to October 7, 2025.

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The Aedes mosquito has been in Florida for hundreds of years. Until 2009, there were no reports of dengue acquired in Florida since 1934. In 2009 -2010, an outbreak of dengue was identified in Key West. Its been there ever since.

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Outbreak News Today @outbreaknews.bsky.social · 1d

#Angola now reports more than 30,000 #cholera cases and more than 800 deaths in 2025 year to date #Africa

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South Carolina measles outbreak grows as more cases are reported in Spartanburg County
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South Carolina measles outbreak as cases are reported in Spartanburg County

In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in upstate South Carolina, the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) has confirmed two additional cases of measles related to an ongoing outbreak of m...

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Florida reports additional dengue cases in Miami-Dade and Brevard counties
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Florida reports additional dengue cases in Miami-Dade and Brevard counties

The Florida Department of Health reported two additional autochthonous dengue fever cases in the past week- one each in Miami-Dade and Brevard counties.

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Samoa reports the 7th dengue death of the year
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Samoa reports the 7th dengue death of the year

In a follow-up on the dengue fever outbreak in Samoa, the Samoa Ministry of Health has recorded a total of 14,435 clinically diagnosed dengue cases since January, including 4,259 lab-confirmed cases a...

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Vanuatu pertussis outbreak rises to 270 cases
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Vanuatu pertussis outbreak rises to 270 cases

The Vanuatu Ministry of Health officially declared an outbreak of pertussis, or whooping cough in Tanna Island, Tafea Province on 18 August 2025.

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Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul records more than 41,000 cases of dengue fever in 2025
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Brazil: Rio Grande do Sul records more than 41,000 cases of dengue fever in 2025

In Rio Grande do Sul state, dengue remains a concern.

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Kentucky: Louisville officials issue alert over increase in West Nile virus
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Kentucky: Louisville officials issue alert over increase in West Nile virus

The Louisville Metro Department of Public Health and Wellness (LMPHW) is alerting the community to a concerning increase in West Nile virus (WNV) infections in Jefferson County.

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Brazil: Santa Catarina records 230% increase in dengue cases in September
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Brazil: Santa Catarina records 230% increase in dengue cases in September

Santa Catarina state, in Brazil’s southern region, reported a a significant 230% increase in probable dengue cases in September 2025, compared to the previous month.

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France: Botulism cases in Brittany linked to tortillas produced in Spain
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France: Botulism cases in Brittany linked to tortillas produced in Spain

French Health authorities have been informed of two confirmed cases of botulism in Brittany, following the consumption of tortillas produced in Spain by a factory belonging to the PALACIOS group.

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Bangladesh dengue cases top 50,000 in 2025
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Bangladesh dengue cases top 50,000 in 2025

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) in Dhaka, Bangladesh reported an additional 782 dengue fever hospitalizations in the past 24 hours, putting the total cases over the 50,000 case mark ...

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Outbreak News Today @outbreaknews.bsky.social · 2d

#Screwworm outbreak in #Florida 2016
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Screwworm outbreak in Florida 2016

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Maps suggest India could bear biggest impact from chikungunya www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/n...

Maps suggest India could bear biggest impact from chikungunya | LSHTM

India could experience the greatest long-term impact from mosquito-borne chikungunya, suggests data from the most comprehensive mapping of its global risk to date.The study, conducted by researchers

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Pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, hyperendemic in northern Uganda: Study
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Pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, hyperendemic in northern Uganda: Study

According to CGIAR, a recent study conducted in northern Uganda, researchers have confirmed that the region is a hyperendemic area for the pork tapeworm, or Taenia solium.

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Canada: Prince Edward Island warns of parasite found in foxes and coyotes
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Canada: Prince Edward Island warns of parasite found in foxes and coyotes

The Government of Prince Edward Island (PEI) reports that a tapeworm, mainly found in foxes and coyotes, are being detected in the province at increased levels.

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Outbreak News Today @outbreaknews.bsky.social · 4d

Mpox in South Kivu, DRC top 17,000 cases in 2025
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Mpox in South Kivu, DRC top 17,000 cases in 2025

South Kivu province has exceeded 17,000 cases of monkeypox, or mpox since January 2025.

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Measles outbreak reported in upstate South Carolina
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Measles outbreak reported in upstate South Carolina

An outbreak of measles has been confirmed in upstate South Carolina.

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FDA conditionally approved Dectomax-CA1 after New World screwworm 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border
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FDA conditionally approved Dectomax-CA1 after New World screwworm 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border

This week, the U.S.

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