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Scotland E. coli outbreak linked to blue cheese

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Scottish health officials are investigating 16 confirmed cases of the same strain of E. coli O157, which may be associated with eating blue cheese made from unpasteurized milk. Initial investigations...

CDC’s Frieden: ‘As we have anticipated, Zika is now here’, compliments Florida DOH

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On Friday, Florida Governor Rick Scott announced that the Department of Health (DOH) has concluded that four cases of the Zika virus are likely mosquito-borne.  One of these cases involves a woman and...

Eczema can increase risk for asthma, hay fever and cardiovascular disease: Dermatologist

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When a patient is diagnosed with eczema, the diagnosis of another medical condition may not be far behind. “Although it affects the skin, eczema is not just skin-deep. This disease can have a serious...

Cat disease outbreak, feline panleukopenia, prompts action by Hayward shelter

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An outbreak of feline panleukopenia, or distemper, the second in as many months, has forced a Hayward, CA animal shelter to take actions to prevent further spread. The Hayward Animal Shelter announced...

Lyme disease: University of North Dakota scientist discusses research

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A Lyme disease researcher from the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences was recently awarded a $380,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to pursue a unique...

Zika is not South Florida’s only infectious disease issue, Syphilis is rising

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Autochthonous, or locally transmitted Zika virus infection has likely occurred in the Miami, Fl area, as four cases have been reported and has dominated media coverage online and on television. CDC Director,...

Siberia anthrax outbreak: Russia troops called in to help

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A day after Yamal, Siberia Governor Dmitry Kobylkin, declared a state of emergency because of an anthrax outbreak, the first in the region in 75 years, specialists from the Russian Chemical, Radioactive...

Dengue in Asia: Philippines near 60,000 cases, Singapore tops 10,000

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The number of dengue fever cases in the Philippines through July 2 is now at 59,585, up more than 2,000 cases in a week. The fatality count remains unchanged at 248. In Singapore, the number of dengue...

Florida Zika: Additional cases of ‘homegrown’ Zika anticipated in the coming weeks, CDC officials

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been informed by the State of Florida that Zika virus infections in four people were likely caused by bites of local Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. ...

CDC: ‘Puerto Rico is in the midst of a Zika epidemic’

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According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ArboNET, as of July 7, Zika has been diagnosed in 5,582 people, including 672 pregnant women, in Puerto Rico according to a new report published...