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Mumps outbreak at Lewis University’s Romeoville campus

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Will County health officials announced that there is a mumps outbreak on the Romeoville campus of Lewis University due to one confirmed case and seven probable cases in students. The Illinois Department...

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Meningococcal meningitis Type B confirmed in CCSU student

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Connecticut state health officials are reporting a confirmed meningococcal meningitis case in a Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, CT student. “We are working with CCSU officials...

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Illinois: Health officials encourage hepatitis A vaccination for high risk individuals

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The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has received confirmation of five hepatitis A cases in east-central Illinois during November.  On average there are 70 cases of hepatitis A reported in...

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UW Hospital Legionnaires’ disease update

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In an update on the Legionnaires’ Disease cases linked to the University of Wisconsin Hospital in Madison, five cases of possible nosocomial Legionnaires’ disease are now being investigated. All...

An artist's rendition of HIV (foreground). The knobs (purple) covering the virus are sugar-protein molecules, including gp120, that shield the rest of the virus (pink). Image/National Cancer Institute

Chicago reports 15 percent decline in new HIV cases

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Chicago health officials are reporting a 15% decrease in residents newly diagnosed with HIV in 2017 compared to one year earlier, according to a Chicago Department of Public Health’s (CDPH)  2017...

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CDC: U.S. AFM cases appear to have peaked

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said today that based on the number of reported cases of AFM in the United States through November 30, 2018, it appears that the number of persons...

Oregon Zoo loses elephant to herpes virus

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The Oregon Zoo announced last week the death of a ix-year-old Asian elephant named Lily. The elephant succumbed to a sudden onset of endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV), a rapidly progressing and often...

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Florida issues hepatitis A health advisory: Increases reported in Tampa and Orlando areas

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Florida state health officials have issued a health advisory due to an significant increase of hepatitis A cases reported in 2018. Since January 2018, 385 cases of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection have...

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Chronic wasting disease reported in Grand Teton National Park deer

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The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Wildlife Health Laboratory has confirmed that an adult buck mule deer from Grand Teton National Park has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD). The...

Kentucky: Northern counties report hepatitis A increases

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The Northern Kentucky Health Department (NKY Health) is continuing to see an increase in cases of hepatitis A in Northern Kentucky (Boone, Campbell, Grant and Kenton Counties) as part of the larger statewide...