Quidel Corporation, a provider of rapid diagnostic testing solutions, cellular-based virology assays and molecular diagnostic systems, announced today that it has received 510(k) clearance from the United...

Metro North Public Health Unit (MNPHU) has confirmed a case of measles in an infant boy in the Brisbane area. Public Health Physician Dr Megan Young said MNPHU was working with the health care facilities...

On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the multi-state Salmonella I 4,[5],12:b:- linked to kratom had grown to 40 sick people from 27 states. Three people in...

Since the end of November 2017, Kinshasa province has been facing an outbreak of cholera. Since that time, 1065 cases including 43 deaths (case fatality rate = 4%) have been reported from 32 out of 35...

Connecticut health officials are reporting that the flu season has peaked; however, flu activity is still widespread. “The positive news is that we appear to be past the peak of the flu season.  This...

Health officials in South Africa announced that they have confirmed the source of the listerioisis outbreak, that as of the end of February, 945 cases and 176 deaths have been reported since Jan. 2017. Minister...

A 4-year-old Venezuelan child suspected of having measles and pneumonia died on Mar. 2 at the Children’s Hospital in Boa Vista, according to the city of Boa Vista. She was among the 12 cases...

The Peru Ministry of Health has issued a health alert due to a confirmed measles case in a 46-year-old man who lives in Callao, according to a El Comercio report (computer translated).  The patient visited...

Dr. Thomas Parran Jr. was the sixth Surgeon General of the United States, serving from 1936 to 1948. He served in other roles in the Public Health Services (PHS), including Chief of PHS’s Division...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Kenya free of dracunculiasis transmission following the recommendation of the International Commission for the Certification of Dracunculiasis Eradication...