BREAKING
Home » Archive by Category "US News" (Page 3)
This was a patient who presented with Koplik’s spots on palate due to pre-eruptive measles on day 3 of the illness./CDC

Brooklyn: Three additional measles cases reported in Borough Park and Williamsburg

By

The measles outbreak in the Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn increased by three cases in the past week, bringing the total to 67 confirmed cases since October. Sixty-five of the 67 cases were reported...

Image/FLDOH screen shot

Florida hepatitis A outbreak continues: 189 cases in January

By

In a follow-up on the hepatitis A outbreak in Florida that started last year, state health officials reported 189 hepatitis A cases in 26 counties in January 2019. This past month, 56 (29%) cases were...

Rep. Paul Harris Image/Video Screen Shot

Measles: Washington legislature holds public hearing for vaccine bill

By

As the measles outbreak in the Vancouver, Washington area continues to rise, 53 confirmed cases and seven suspect cases as of Friday with the bulk of the cases being unvaccinated, the Washington State House...

Image/CDC

Newborn herpes: Acyclovir labeling provides drug dosing and use in newborns

By

Newborns infected with herpes simplex virus (HSV) can be appropriately treated with acyclovir, a drug typically prescribed to adults for the treatment of HSV infections. Acyclovir’s drug label now includes...

Los Angeles County map/Thadius856

Flea-borne typhus in Los Angeles County: 107 cases since last year

By

In a follow-up on the flea-borne typhus situation in Los Angeles County, county health officials say from 2018-to-date, there are a total of 107 cases of flea-borne typhus documented, not including cases...

Blood donation Image/ Waldszenen at the wikipedia project

Babesia assay for blood donor screening receives FDA approval

By

Barcelona based company, Grifols announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the Procleix Babesia assay, a qualitative assay for the detection of the ribosomal RNA from...

Image/CDC

Portland area measles: 3 additional cases reported

By

In a follow-up on the measles situation in Multnomah County, OR, state health officials reported three more confirmed cases in three more Multnomah County residents, bringing the total number of cases...

Image/TDH

Washington: Clark County measles outbreak reaches 50

By

Since the beginning of the year, Clark County Public Health has reported 50 confirmed measles cases and another 11 suspect cases. Forty-eight of the cases are in children 18 years and younger and all...

Galveston County, Texas David Benbennick

Texas: Measles case confirmed in Galveston County

By

One case of measles has been confirmed in Galveston County, according to health officials. The patient is a boy, ages 1-2 years old. “We have one positive case in Galveston County, and we are aware...

Image/KDH

New Hampshire: Increase in hepatitis A cases ‘concerning’, Early stages of outbreak

By

This increase is concerning for the beginnings of an outbreak–New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DPHS) New Hampshire state health officials are reporting a significant increase...