1+ hour, 4+ min ago  (204+ words) In a follow-up on the chikungunya outbreak in the South American country of French Guiana, since the detection of the first confirmed case of chikungunya in late January, 143 cases have been confirmed in French Guiana, 115 of which occurred in the…...

1+ hour, 48+ min ago  (146+ words) For the first time in 2026, Bangladesh health authorities have reported a laboratory-confirmed human case of avian influenza A(H5) infection in a child from Chattogram Division. The World Health Organization (WHO) was notified in early February of the case, but was…...

13+ hour, 11+ min ago  (376+ words) Alberta health officials announced the declaration of a cryptosporidium outbreak at the Butterfield Acres Petting Farm in Calgary. Butterfield Acres Petting Farm made the following statement on Thursday: We acquired twin calves at the end of March, and we have…...

12+ hour, 54+ min ago  (350+ words) Outbreak News Today Las Vegas: Officials investigate Legionnaires" disease cases linked to Wynn Las Vegas Health authorities with the Southern Nevada Health District report investigating two travel-associated cases of Legionnaires" disease associated with stays at the Wynn Las Vegas. One…...

13+ hour, 43+ min ago  (205+ words) In a follow-up on the diphtheria outbreak in the Northern Territory, Australia, The Centre for Disease Control now reports 17 cases of respiratory diphtheria notified since 23 March 2026 and 60 cases of cutaneous diphtheria notified since May 2025. Diphtheria bacteria can live in the…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (190+ words) Outbreak News Today Argentina: Tetanus case reported in Santa Fe On March 11, 2026, a probable case of tetanus was reported through the National Health Surveillance System in a 5-year-old pediatric patient residing in the province of Santa Fe. The clinical presentation…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (282+ words) Since December 2025, the measles outbreak in Guatemala has reached 5, 297 confirmed cases, including 4 deaths through April 24. The four deaths were all under one year old, too young to have completed their vaccination schedule. Their protection depended on the people around them…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (119+ words) In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Japan, the Japan Institute for Health Security now reports 362 measles cases as of April 22. This is a 336 percent increase in cases compared to the same period in 2025 when 83 cases were reported. Tokyo…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago  (294+ words) Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is an acute infectious disease caused by enteroviruses (EV71, Coxsackievirus), transmitted through the digestive tract and commonly affects young children, especially those under 5 years old, with the potential to cause large outbreaks. The disease is…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago  (243+ words) The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is declaring a formal end to the measles outbreak in the Upstate that totaled 997 cases from October 2025 through March of this year. The last confirmed case was reported March 15, and a period…...