As syphilis cases continue to spike across the U.S. — with some cities and states recently reporting outbreaks — there is a growing concern about the availability of Bicillin, the injectable penicillin that is used to treat the sexually transmitted infection in
Cremations in the Chinese province of Zhejiang rose more than 70% year-on-year in the first quarter, government data showed, an unexplained jump that occurred as a COVID outbreak swept the country. About 171,000 cremations were registered in Zhejiang – home to around
Britain’s Health Security Agency said on Friday that measles vaccination rates in parts of London have dropped so low that the capital could see tens of thousands of cases of the rash-causing disease unless immunization coverage is quickly boosted. In a statement,
Pet owners have been warned that their beloved pets are at risk of catching bird flu after 24 cats tested positive for the virus in Poland. Sadly nine of these felines died. The European Food Safety Authority has now urged people to
What are the most common STDs? Amid public health funding cuts and clinic closures, the three most common sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise as U.S. infections increase Houston health officials are warning residents of a syphilis outbreak that is responsible
Peru’s worst dengue outbreak on record could intensify further as an El Niño climate phenomenon brings torrential rains and mosquitoes, driving the death toll this year past 200 with over 130,000 recorded cases, the health ministry said on Thursday. Dengue fever is
At least three Americans have died and 17 have suspected or probable cases of a potentially life-threatening infection linked to an outbreak at cosmetic surgery clinics in Mexico. A multistate outbreak of fungal meningitis has been detected among patients who underwent epidural
Hundreds of refugees in Kenya’s Dadaab camps have been affected by a cholera outbreak as the population in the facilities grows rapidly, a humanitarian charity said Tuesday. Doctors Without Borders, known by French acronym MSF, said that 2,786 refugees have been affected
The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention has warned that a salmonella outbreak spanning six states is linked to Papa Murphy’s cookie dough. A minimum of 18 cases have been reported, two of which are hospitalizations according to the CDC. Washington
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on Thursday ordered a strict quarantine for multiple districts in Russia’s capital due to an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza, known as the bird flu. According to a document published on the mayor’s website, the order enacted on