Pasadena Sees Surge in Typhus Fever Cases, Health Officials Warn Pasadena Now June 13, 2024 The Pasadena Public Health Department has reported an elevated number of typhus fever infections in the city compared to previous years. As of May, eight Pasadena residents have been diagnosed with the disease, which is spread to humans by infected fleas primarily carried by feral cats and opossums, as well as by infected fleas carried … Read More from Pasadena Sees Surge in Typhus Fever Cases, Health Officials Warn Read Article
Leptospirosis outbreak: Second sample of five patients taken New Straits Times June 13, 2024 A second sample was taken for tests from five patients suspected of being infected with Leptospirosis or rat urine after a school visit to the Jasin Hot Springs, according to prescribed procedure. State exco for Health, Human Resources and Unity Ngwe Hee Sem said based on the first sample test conducted, only one patient was … Read More from Leptospirosis outbreak: Second sample of five patients taken Read Article
Concern Over Bird Flu Spread In House Mice, Domestic Cats India West Journal June 13, 2024 The H5N1 virus, or bird flu virus, has raised fresh concerns for humans with reports of spillover to mammals like domestic cats and mice, infectious disease experts said on June 12. The World Health Organization on June 11 confirmed a human infection with bird flu caused by the H9N2 virus in a four-year-old child in … Read More from Concern Over Bird Flu Spread In House Mice, Domestic Cats Read Article
