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COVID-19: Possible community transmission in California

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wednesday confirmed a possible first case of person-to-person transmission of COVID-19 in California in the general...

E. coli O103 outbreak linked to clover sprouts served at Jimmy John’s restaurants

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report investigating a multistate outbreak of E....

Caribbean Princess: Another outbreak on latest voyage sickens 200

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported an GI outbreak of unknown etiology that sickened more than 400 passengers and crew,...

Texas: El Paso records significant increase in syphilis, other STDs

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The El Paso Department of Public Health (DPH) reports a significant increase in chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis cases from 2010 to 2018, prompting calls for residents...

San Francisco declares a local emergency to proactively prepare for possible COVID-19

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While the city of San Francisco has not seen a COVID-19, Mayor London Breed today declared a local emergency to proactively prepare for possible COVID-19. Officials say given the high volume of travel...

Remdesivir for the treatment of COVID-19: Clinical trials begins at the University of Nebraska

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A randomized, controlled clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the investigational antiviral remdesivir in hospitalized adults diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has begun...

FDA issues warning letter to Jimmy John’s over foodborne illness and food safety issues

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Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration posted a warning letter issued to Jimmy John’s Franchise LLC for engaging in a pattern of receiving and offering for sale adulterated fresh produce, specifically...

COVID-19 travel notices issued for Japan, Italy and Iran

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews I previously reported that the CDC issued a Level 3 travel notice for South Korea due to COVID-19 stating-that travelers avoid all nonessential travel to South Korea....

Kentucky hepatitis A outbreak tops 5,000 cases

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in Kentucky reported three additional outbreak hepatitis A cases in recent weeks putting the state’s outbreak total to 5,001. The outbreak...

COVID-19: CDC recommends that travelers avoid all nonessential travel to South Korea.

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Level-3 travel notice for South Korea due to the widespread, ongoing outbreak. To date, South Korea has...