With the Celebrity Cruise from Tampa ending on Friday, details have emerged regarding the norovirus outbreak which has left over 90 people ill. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted that...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Federal health officials report investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A linked to frozen organic strawberries imported from certain farms located in Baja California, Mexico, by a...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to Mexican health authorities, through June 17, 841 cutaneous leishmaniasis cases were reported nationwide. Of this number, 769 belong to the three states of the Yucatan...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Summer vacation is upon us and many Americans will be traveling domestically and internationally.  Travel can unfortunately also be linked to infectious diseases. My guest today...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 California food company, Wawona Frozen Foods has voluntarily recalled year-old packages of its Organic DayBreak Blend distributed to Costco Wholesale stores in Arizona, California,...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the fungal infections following surgical procedures in Matamoros, Mexico, as of June 1, 2023, the multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis is ongoing among patients...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advised this week about fungal infections following surgical procedures in Matamoros, Mexico: Recently, some US residents returning...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Yucatan Ministry of Health reports a 157 percent increase in Chagas disease through April 1, reporting 18 cases during this period, up from seven during the same period in 2022. Specialists...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 For the first time in the country, the presence of two species of Rickettsia bacteria (R. felis and R. ricketsii) was identified in ticks collected from cattle off the coast of...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Mexico Ministry of Health reports that, in the last 14 days, a total of 74 probable cases and 51 confirmed cases of mpox or monkeypox have been identified in the country. The...