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Congenital syphilis in the US: Highest case count since 1994

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a total of 2022 infants born in 2020 as of  July 29, 2021, a number that already eclipses the 1870 cases...

New Mexico reports 5 West Nile virus cases

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH) has identified five cases of West Nile Virus infections in residents of Bernalillo, Doña Ana, and Taos County. This year,...

Lions and tigers test COVID-19 positive at the National Zoo in Washington, DC

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Smithsonian’s National Zoo reported Friday that nine big cats have presumptively tested for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The count as of...

African Swine Fever: USDA issues federal order establishing protection zones in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is issuing a Federal Order suspending the interstate movement of...

Florida reports 53 animal rabies cases in the first eight months of 2021

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Epidemiology has reported 53 confirmed animal rabies cases since the beginning of the year through August 31. Of the 53...

Vibrio vulnificus cases reported in Clay and Volusia counties, Florida

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Florida state health officials reported two additional Vibrio vulnificus cases this week in Clay County and Volusia County. This brings the cumulative total through...

Los Angeles reports outbreaks of dog flu and leptospirosis

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Los Angeles County health officials are reporting dog outbreaks of canine influenza H3N2 and leptospirosis in recent months. Canine influenza Between July and August...

CDC updates rabies travel advisory for Haiti

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their travel notice for Haiti due to rabies. Federal health officials say annual dog vaccination campaigns...

Dole Fresh Vegetables: Parsley recall due to E. coli

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Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.  is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of conventional Curly Leaf Parsley. The product being recalled is Dole® Curly Leaf Parsley, with harvest dates of August...

More than 200 Sick in 2 New Mystery Salmonella Outbreaks

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By: Candess Zona-Mendola of MakeFoodSafe.com The FDA announced it is investigating two new Salmonella outbreaks. Officials have yet to identify a source for either Salmonella outbreak. The Salmonella Oranienburg...