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Campylobacter outbreak investigation is over, More than 100 people affected

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In a follow-up to the multidrug-resistant Campylobacter outbreak linked to contact with puppies sold through Petland stores, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Tuesday that the...

Sen. Schumer calls for CDC ‘Flu Team’ for New York

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With New York facing a historic outbreak of influenza this season, U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to designate a special ‘domestic...

FDA approves Firvanq for treatment of C. difficile associated diarrhea

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Wilmington, MA pharmaceutical company,  CutisPharma announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved FIRVANQ™ (vancomycin hydrochloride) for oral solution, for the treatment...

MRSA: Antibiotic, Baxdela launched in the US

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Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. , a commercial-stage company developing and commercializing novel antibiotics to treat serious bacterial infections, today announced the U.S. launch of intravenous and oral formulations...

Opioid crisis: Leading national groups call on Congress for $100 million to fight HIV, hepatitis C

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NASTAD (National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors), Harm Reduction Coalition, and The AIDS Institute today called upon Congress to include $100 million in new funding for the Centers...

CDC flu update: ‘Remains high for most the US’, ‘Spot’ shortages of antivirals reported

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CDC Update During the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) update on flu activity in the United States Friday, director of CDC’s Influenza Division, Dr. Daniel Jernigan said while flu...

More birth defects seen in parts of U.S. with local Zika spread: CDC

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Birth defects most strongly linked to Zika virus infection during pregnancy have increased in parts of the United States that have had local Zika virus transmission, according to a report in CDC’s Morbidity...

Michigan man, Arthur Rathburn, convicted for fraud scheme involving distributing infectious disease laden body parts

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A Grosse Pointe Park, MI man, 63-year-old Arthur Rathburn was convicted this week by a jury on charges of wire fraud, transportation of hazardous material, and false statements in a scheme involving...

Measles outbreak reported in Ellis County, Texas; All patients unvaccinated

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Texas state health officials issued a measles health advisory Tuesday due to an outbreak of the extremely contagious disease. The Texas Department of State Health Services reports an outbreak of six...

San Diego County ends local public health emergency over hepatitis A outbreak

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More than four months after San Diego County Board of Supervisors ratified a local health emergency for the hepatitis A outbreak,  they approved a motion ending it Tuesday. The decision was made after...