Dr. Nahid Bhadelia
@BhadeliaMD
Infectious diseases doc, Founding Director of @BUCEID & @Beacon_bio. Former Sr Advisor, @WhiteHouse. Emerging infections, health security.. Personal account.
Polish authorities confirm that two suspected cholera cases reported last week instead had vibriosis (caused by non-toxin forming Vibrio cholerae) rather than cholera. spr.ly/6013fuefW
Leishmaniasis, Brazil: Request for information (RFI) Canine visceral leishmaniasis suspected in Rondônia state. Caused by Leishmania parasites and transmitted by sandflies, the disease primarily affects dogs but can also infect humans. spr.ly/6015fOIa1
Pakistan reports three more cases of polio, bringing the total to 17 for 2025 so far. spr.ly/6010fOLPn
Poland reports first case of cholera in six years. Neither the patient nor family has a travel history. beaconbio.org/en/event/?even…
Australia reports second travel related case of mpox clade Ib in Brisbane beaconbio.org/en/event/?even…
A mysterious illness has killed 15-17 spotted deer at Rajiv Gandhi Zoological Park in Pune, in the state of Maharashtra, India. spr.ly/6013f6zxd
Confirmed chikungunya case in the Piacenza region of Italy, likely autochthonous spr.ly/60164AGwK
Rift Valley Fever hits livestock in the Kalehe Territory in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, prompting control measures and vaccination drive. spr.ly/60124AGJI
São Paulo State in Brazil has reported a 90% increase in cases of hepatitis A in the first half of 2025 spr.ly/601744NE1
Multi-state Salmonella outbreak linked to eggs is declared over in the US spr.ly/60184427C
Solidarités International warns of escalating cholera outbreak in Yemen spr.ly/6016442IY
Thailand's Department of Disease Control reports 40 mpox cases so far in 2025, fewer than previous years, but urges prevention in high-risk groups spr.ly/601044Fay
A child has died from measles in Liverpool, the first child death from acute measles in over five years in England spr.ly/601444FWp
One new suspected Nipah death in Kerala, awaiting confirmatory testing from the National Institute of Virology in Pune, India spr.ly/601344F5P
Japanese encephalitis alert in Nagaland, India amid rising seasonal cases spr.ly/601940Ust
Human death from plague in Flagstaff, Arizona, and prairie dog die-off signal presence of Yersinia pestis in the environment spr.ly/60124ICmo