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New York City reports increase in norovirus

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews New York City health officials are reporting an increase in norovirus infections with outbreaks seen in congregate settings like schools, child care programs, and...

Michigan reports 1st pediatric flu deaths of the season

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Michigan state health officials have confirmed the first influenza-associated pediatric deaths of the 2019-2020 flu season in Michigan. The reported deaths involve...

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Influenza activity remains elevated and widespread in the US

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In the United States, influenza activity remains elevated and widespread, and the season is likely to last several more weeks, according to the Centers for Disease...

Minnesota reports 1st pediatric pertussis death since 2013

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Minnesota Department of Health recorded a confirmed infant death related to pertussis, or whooping cough, the first such case in the state since 2013. The infant...

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Chicago reports 1st pediatric flu death of the season

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The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is reporting the first flu-related pediatric death of the 2019-20 flu season in Chicago and Illinois. Overall, influenza activity is high and at its peak. Nationally,...

Oklahoma: Equine Herpesvirus outbreak at Remington Park Racetrack

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Since mid-November 2019, an outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) has been reported at the Remington Park Racetrack, in Oklahoma County. Through Jan. 10, 2020,...

Congenital syphilis: New Mexico issues a public health order increasing screening

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews New Mexico state health officials issued a Public Health Order Friday concerning syphilis testing of pregnant women in light of an increase in congenital syphilis...

Measles advisory in Boston: Northeastern University student diagnosed

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Boston city health officials reported a confirmed measles case in a Northeastern University student who lives in Boston. Exposures at Northeastern University occurred...

Pennsylvania Health Secretary on the flu: ‘We are concerned with the growing amount of cases’

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine is urging the public to get their flu vaccine as flu season intensifies. As of December 28, there have been more...

King County, Washington: White-nose syndrome confirmed in a fringed myotis bat for the first time

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White-nose syndrome, an often-fatal disease of hibernating bats, has been confirmed for the first time in a fringed myotis (Myotis thysanodes) in King County, Washington. This finding brings the total...