Alaska health officials report as of Oct. 22,  75 cases of infectious syphilis have been reported to the Alaska Section of Epidemiology (SOE) during 2018. This is the largest syphilis outbreak to have...

In a follow-up on the hepatitis A outbreak in Kentucky, state health officials report over 2,000 confirmed, probable and suspect cases of acute hepatitis A, a liver disease caused by hepatitis A virus...

By:  Jory Lange Thirty-three people have been hospitalized and one hundred twenty people have been infected with Salmonella Newport in a Salmonella beef outbreak. The CDC has identified beef from JBS...

In a follow-up to the adenovirus outbreak at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in New Jersey, health officials released a statement today noting another child who was hospitalized due...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil) for the treatment of acute uncomplicated influenza (flu) in patients 12 years of age and older who have been symptomatic...

The New Jersey Department of Health has confirmed an adenovirus outbreak at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Haskell. Officials say 18 cases of adenovirus among pediatric residents,...

Japan has reported more than 1,100 rubella cases this year, the most cases reported in four years. This outbreak has prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue a travel notice...

In a follow-up to a report of a poster presented at IDWeek2018 concerning a relatively recent case of vCJD linked to the consumption of squirrel brains, an expert from National Prion Disease Pathology...

Pinellas County, FL health officials are reporting a rise in hepatitis A cases, urging prevention and vaccination against the viral infection. As of Oct. 22, 58 cases have been reported in Pinellas County...

The Maryland Department of Health has declared an outbreak of the viral infection, hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) on the Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood campus after scores of cases have...