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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The British Columbia Centre for Disease Control today reported the first confirmed case of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). In a joint statement today, Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provinc…

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In this video update on the 2019 Novel coronavirus outbreak, the news keeps pouring in and in this video report we see the 4th 2019-NoCv case reported in the US–this time in LA County. Other important news includes the Chin…

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Below is a computer translated transcript of China’s National Health Commission press conference today (it’s a long read, but worth the time): Time: January 26, 2020 　　Location: Information Office of the State Council 　　Hos…

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews On Friday, Florida Senator Rick Scott called on the Trump Administration to declare the 2019 Novel coronavirus a national public health emergency. Scott said, “We have to get serious about the threat of coronavirus coming f…

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews  Diagnostic test Researchers from the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin have developed a new laboratory assay to detect the novel Chinese coronavirus. The assay protocol has…

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Officials with Western Australia’s Parks and Wildlife Service announced today that Serpentine Falls, in Serpentine National Park south of Perth, is closed for swimming until further notice. Water sampling detected the ‘brai…

By News Desk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on the 2019-2020 Tonga measles outbreak, the Government of Tonga reports six new measles case-patients in Tongatapu and Vava’u and 12 cases were added retrospectively, bringing the outbreak total to 630 conf…

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Michigan state health officials have confirmed the first influenza-associated pediatric deaths of the 2019-2020 flu season in Michigan. The reported deaths involve children from Shiawassee and Wayne counties who were in…

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In the United States, influenza activity remains elevated and widespread, and the season is likely to last several more weeks, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of January 4, CDC estimate…

The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is reporting the first flu-related pediatric death of the 2019-20 flu season in Chicago and Illinois. Overall, influenza activity is high and at its peak. Nationally, this flu season has resulted in a higher numb…