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CDC issues travel notice for Paraguay due to chikungunya outbreak

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 As reported on this website, there is an outbreak of chikungunya in Paraguay. Most cases have been reported in the Asunción metropolitan area. According to the Pan American Health...

Kentucky reports measles case, Individual attended Asbury University revival

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 On Friday, the Kentucky Department of Public Health (KDPH) announced a confirmed case of measles identified in a Jessamine County resident. The resident, who is unvaccinated, attended...

CDC: Increase in Extensively Drug-Resistant Shigellosis in the United States

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in a health advisory today reported on an increase in extensively drug-resistant (XDR) Shigella infections (shigellosis) reported through national surveillance...

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FDA Authorizes First Over-the-Counter At-Home Test to Detect Both Influenza and COVID-19 Viruses

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the first over-the-counter (OTC) at-home diagnostic test that can differentiate and detect influenza A and B, commonly...

Florida: Naegleria fowleri case confirmed in Charlotte County, Possibly contracted via sinus rinsing

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Florida Department of Health (DOH-Charlotte) in Charlotte County has confirmed one Florida case recently infected with Naegleria fowleri, possibly as a result of sinus...

Texas: Equine Herpes Virus Confirmed in Hood County Horse

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) received confirmation of equine herpes myeloencephalopathy (EHM), the neurologic disease linked to equine herpes virus (EHV-1), in a Hood...

Rabies in Bennettsville, S.C.: Six people and six stray cats exposed

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) confirmed that a stray long haired gray cat found near Salem Road and Jackson Road in Bennettsville, S.C.,...

Senators Smith, Grassley Reintroduce Legislation to Prevent Spread of Foreign Animal Diseases

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U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) reintroduced legislation to combat the spread of foreign animal diseases entering the United States. The Healthy Dog Importation Act would...

Florida reports 2nd EEE case in St. Johns County horse

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Florida Department Agriculture and Consumer Services reported the second confirmed case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) for Florida in 2023. The four-year-old, undervaccinated...

Mississippi reports first cases of locally acquired Candida auris

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports continuous investigation of Candida auris (C. auris) invasive infection and colonization in the state after identifying the...