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Mumps cases continue climb in northwest Arkansas

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The mumps outbreak that has affected three counties in northwest Arkansas continues to grow. As of Friday, The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) puts the case count at 376 under investigation. Benton,...

UNC researchers shed light on how hepatitis A causes liver injury

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Hepatitis researchers have long thought that immune cells – sent to attack virus-infected cells in the liver – cause the acute liver injury associated with hepatitis A virus (HAV) and other hepatitis...

Bernalillo County woman is 4th wound botulism case in New Mexico

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The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) is investigating the 4th case of wound botulism so far in 2016 in a 26-year-old woman from Bernalillo County. The patient is an injection drug user and the...

CDC Zika guidance update: Wait at least 6 months to conceive if man possibly exposed

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CDC today announced updates to its interim guidance for pre-pregnancy counseling and prevention of sexual transmission of Zika based on ongoing assessment of available data, primarily extending the timeframe...

Anthrax vaccine candidate, NuThrax, moves forward in development

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An anthrax vaccine that may be effective in as few as two doses is moving forward in development with the assistance of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of the Assistant...

England: ‘Freshers’ urged to get meningitis vaccine, Northumbria University student dies

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British health officials are strongly encouraging young people going to university or college to get vaccinated against meningococcal disease after recently released figures showed less than a fifth...

Minnesota: Senator Amy Klobuchar calls on CDC to ramp up response efforts for Legionnaires’ disease

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With the latest reports from the City of Hopkins putting the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at 20, including one death, and an overall increase in cases in the state of Minnesota as a whole, Minnesota U.S....

Canada: West Nile virus death reported in Manitoba, 1st in three years

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Manitoba Health, Seniors and Active Living is reporting the death of a female in her 70s who tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV) after passing away.  The woman, who was a resident of the Southern...

WHO update of Niger Rift Valley fever outbreak

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In a follow-up on several reports on the Rift Valley fever outbreak in Niger, the World Health Organization (WHO) released an update on the situation in the African country: On 30 August 2016, WHO received...

Connecticut reports Zika case acquired in Miami

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As of Sep. 29, the Florida Department of Health puts the total non-travel related Zika virus cases at 119. In addition to this number, health officials also report 15 out-of-state cases. On Thursday, we...