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Valley Fever on the Rise and Spreading, CDC Says Valley Fever on the Rise and Spreading, CDC Says
The number of valley fever cases has grown almost 75% since 2014, and the Coccidioides fungus has been reported as far north as central Washington, according to the CDC.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - September 19, 2019 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news

CDC: Valley Fever Cases Increased From 2014 to 2017
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2019 -- Coccidioidomycosis is still a national public health problem, and the number of cases has increased in recent years, according to research published in the Sept. 20 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - September 19, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Surveillance Summaries: Surveillance for Coccidioidomycosis - United States, 2011-2017
Coccidioidomycosis (Valley fever), an infection caused by the environmental fungus Coccidioides, typically causes respiratory illness. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - September 19, 2019 Category: American Health Tags: Environmental Health MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Respiratory Illness Surveillance Valley Fever (Coccidioidomycosis) Source Type: news

Advancing the Global Health Security Agenda: Results and Impact of U.S. Government Investments
Source: Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA). Published: 8/2019. This 28-page report details the results and progress achieved through United States investments in global health security, including efforts that enhance the global capacity to respond to and contain outbreaks of high-threat diseases such as Ebola, Zika, Rift Valley fever, and pandemic influenza. It provides examples of early detection of serious infectious diseases and effective responses to outbreaks, programs driving progress, and public diplomacy and stakeholder engagement. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - August 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

The Dengue Dance?
Discussion Dengue is an important arboviral infection that affects about 40% of the world population. It is found mainly in topical and subtropical areas of the world mainly in developing countries but it range is spreading including the United States. A review of common arboviruses can be found here. It is a flaviavirus with 4 distinct serotypes named DENV-1 through DENV-4 and is spread by A. aegypti a day biting mosquito. Infection with one serotype confers immunity to that serotype but not the others. It does offer some protection for cross-infection but this only lasts a few months. Incubation period is 3-14 days with ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - July 29, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

A near-fatal Valley Fever case opens doors to new treatment method
Of the 8,000 Californians who will contract Valley Fever this year, most will recover without treatment, and those with more serious cases will require an antifungal medication that clears the infection. But a few will experience a life-threatening form of the disease that ravages the body for reasons unknown.Now, an experimental treatment used by physicians atUCLA Mattel Children ’s Hospital that cured a 4-year-old boy may provide an explanation — and a method for manipulating the immune system to combat not just Valley Fever, but a host of infections.In February 2018, the Gonzalez-Martinez family traveled 200 miles f...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - July 10, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

What Infectious Diseases are Important to Consider in Transplantation Patients?
Discussion Transplantation is not a common problem for primary care physicians but when a child’s disease has progressed to end-stage organ failure, transplantation can be the only treatment available. While the primary care provider usually is not involved in the daily management of patients before, during and after transplantation, they can be involved in many areas. These can include providing appropriate primary and acute care, ordering and obtaining necessary medical tests, medications and equipment, assisting with medical insurance, providing medical history and records to consultants, translating medical infor...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - June 24, 2019 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Rift Valley Fever – Mayotte (France)
On 4 January 2019, the National IHR Focal Point for France informed WHO of five human autochthonous cases of Rift Valley Fever (RVF) diagnosed on Mayotte Island through the Early Warning and Response System of the European Union. The dates of symptom onset ranged from 22 November to 31 December 2018. From November 2018 to 03 May 2019, 129 confirmed human Rift Valley Fever (RVF) cases and 109 animal foci (23 small ruminants and 86 bovine) have been reported in Mayotte. After a steady decline in cases during the last three weeks of March 2019, a slight increase has been observed in April 2019. As of 3 May 2019, one new huma...
Source: WHO Disease Outbreaks - May 13, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Tags: news Source Type: news

Notes from the Field: Multistate Coccidioidomycosis Outbreak in U.S. Residents Returning from Community Service Trips to Baja California, Mexico --- July--August 2018
In 2018, CDC was notified about students hospitalized for pneumonia of unknown etiology after returning from Mexico. (Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report)
Source: CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report - April 11, 2019 Category: American Health Tags: MMWR Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report Valley Fever (Coccidioidomycosis) Source Type: news

Thousands of people diagnosed with deadly fungal disease Valley Fever in California as cases soar
Valley Fever cases increased by eight percent in 2018 from 2017 and 42 percent from 2016, according to a report released by the California Department of Public Health last week. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Surveillance Report: Annual Epidemiological Report for 2017: Rift Valley Fever
Source: European Union, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). Published: 2/2019. This thee-page report on cases of Rift Valley fever is based on data for 2017 retrieved from The European Surveillance System (TESSy) on December 10, 2018. European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA) countries did not report any cases of Rift Valley fever; in 2016, the countries had reported three cases of Rift Valley fever. (PDF) (Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health)
Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - February 1, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Rift Valley Virus: The disease with an ‘expressway’ to the placenta
ZIKA VIRUS is a dangerous disease, which is primarily known for causing flu-like symptoms, but in women can cause abortion and severe birth defects. A recent study of the similar disease Rift Valley Fever Virus discovered RVFV was much more dangerous then Zika. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - January 11, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Global Health: A Virus Even More Dangerous Than Zika to Pregnant Women
The Zika virus must take the “ side roads ” into the placenta to infect a fetus, one researcher said — but the Rift Valley fever virus takes the “ expressway. ” (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 10, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: EMILY BAUMGAERTNER Tags: Zika Virus Pregnancy and Childbirth Epidemics Science Advances (Journal) University of Pittsburgh Saudi Arabia Africa Source Type: news

Global Health: A Virus Even More Dangerous Than Zika to Pregnant Woman
The Zika virus must take the “ side roads ” into the placenta to infect a fetus, one researcher said — but the Rift Valley fever virus takes the “ expressway. ” (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 7, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: EMILY BAUMGAERTNER Tags: Zika Virus Pregnancy and Childbirth Epidemics Science Advances (Journal) University of Pittsburgh Saudi Arabia Africa Source Type: news