Extensive Activities underway to reduce the burden of VectorBorne Diseases in the District. Community ITBN campaigns, fever surveillance, house-to-house visits, awareness programmes and vector control measures carried out @dckokrajhar @HagramaOnline @nhm_assam @TheAshokSinghal

Earn your #FighttheBite badges and stop #vectorborne disease this summer

𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁: On April 27, 2026, a man (later classified as Patient 3 in the outbreak) was medically evacuated to Ascension Island from the Dutch-flagged expedition cruise ship 𝘔𝘝 𝘏𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘶𝘴; he had severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) and reported shortness of breath and fever that had begun on April 21. He had signs of pneumonia, although findings on chest radiography were unremarkable. While he was on Ascension Island, his condition worsened, and he was transferred to Johannesburg, South Africa, for ventilator support and intensive care. He was in shock and had acute respiratory distress syndrome; findings on chest radiography were consistent with atypical pneumonia. The differential diagnosis in this clinical context is very broad and includes atypical pneumonias, bacterial or fungal sepsis, and vectorborne diseases such as malaria or dengue. The diagnostic evaluation, including respiratory pathogen panels, malaria smear and antigen, fungal biomarkers, blood cultures, and legionella urinary antigen, was unrevealing. On May 2, the cruise ship had a total of 147 persons on board, including 88 passengers and 59 crew members, from 23 countries. As of May 13, 2026, a total of 10 cases had been identified (an 11th was subsequently reclassified as not a case), including 3 resulting in death (seen in figure). However, because not everyone on board was tested, 3 deaths among 10 cases may represent an overestimation of the case fatality ratio. All cases to date have been among passengers or crew on board the ship. Beyond the first 3 cases, 7 additional confirmed or probable cases have been identified. A German national (Patient 4) died from a SARI on May 2, and later testing in the Netherlands confirmed Andes virus (ANDV). Two crew members — the doctor on the ship (Patient 5) and an expedition guide (Patient 6) — were medically evacuated to the Netherlands, tested positive by PCR and sequencing for ANDV on May 7 and 8, respectively, and were in stable condition at the time of this report. Read “Andes Hantavirus Outbreak on a Cruise Ship, 2026,” which includes clinical details, case timeline, genetic sequencing of the virus, and unresolved transmission questions, by the Andes Virus Outbreak Working Group: nej.md/4uQDeMQ

Awareness Drive on Vector-Borne Diseases Held in Mormugao WATCH: youtu.be/Kjxy1ilnGcg #Mormugao #Vasco #HealthAwareness #Dengue #Malaria #VectorBorne #HealthDeptGoa #FightTheBite #GoaHealth #ingoanews

Check out this important conversation on #vectorborne (ticks) infections and emerging molecular platforms w Dr. Rodino at @PennPathLabMed

Including the ongoing geographic expansion of dangerous and sometimes deadly #vectorborne diseases! See: asm.org/articles/2024/august…

Celebrating #NationalScienceDay 🔬 @ICMR_RMRCBBSR held outreach programs (28 Feb–2 Mar) across colleges in & around Bhubaneswar. Scientists engaged UG & PG students on One Health, AMR, TB, vectorborne diseases, vaccines & biosafety, sparking interest in public health research.

Welcome to our Entomology Lab, where precision, patience, and purpose come together every day. #edctp #ghpp #iderg #vectorborne disease #medical entomology #malaria research #kccr #knust

Workshop Tackling Emerging Vector-Borne Diseases in Europe: Building Research Networks, Madrid. June 18-19, 2026. Registration open Info: vectorborne.eu #EVBDW2026 #EOHA #vectorborne #onehealth

🌟 Call for Submissions! 🌟 Tick-borne pathogens and tick microbiomes are reshaping disease epidemiology across Africa, with major gaps in prevalence and diversity data that limit surveillance and targeted control. 🧬🕷️🌍 #Epidemiology #TickBorneDiseases #OneHealth #VectorBorne #Africa #GlobalHealth Learn more 👉fro.ntiers.in/NBuH

Yes. Multiple options including chikungunya, dengue, Zika, and oropouche. All viral and vectorborne from collapse of public health system. Suggested by joint pains.

🚨New pub alert-Charting the Future of #Wastewater-Based #Epidemiology for #VectorBorne #Diseases: Opportunities, Challenges, and #Climate-Driven Needs doi.org/10.1039/D5EW00799B #dengue #chikungunya #zika #malaria @TIGS_India

Randomized Trial of Targeted Indoor Spraying to Prevent Aedes-Borne Diseases. •Targeted spraying lowered mosquitoes but not disease incidence. #aedes #vectorborne #vectorcontrol #globalhealth #desinsection nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NE…

The Usutu virus, capable of being transmitted through both bloodborne and vectorborne routes, has been identified for the first time in the Balearic Islands. The Balearic Islands Blood and Tissue Bank (BSTIB) detected the initial local case from blood samples screened in Spain in 2024. mediosrioja.com.ar/espana-de…

Next step : the modellers perspectives of the ⁦@OneHealthPact⁩ findings, with introduction on key epi concepts and how to estimate them for vectorborne diseases

Third talk of ⁦@OneHealthPact⁩ Jurrian van Irsel focussing on impact of vectorborne diseases in birds

Please learn more about this dangerous #VectorBorne virus, #Chikungunya, in our JUST PUBLISHED @ASMicrobiology explainer article. CC: @BethanyBolling @TexasDSHS @CDCgov @ASCP_Chicago @ASCLS @ASCLSTexas @APHL #ASCP2025 #PublicHealth #MedicalLaboratory cidrap.umn.edu/chikungunya/l…

They don't realise that the absence of waterborne, foodborne, vectorborne, bloodborne, faecal-oral outbreaks is *manufactured*.