Abbott announced Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized its molecular test, the Abbott RealTime ZIKA test, to detect Zika virus in whole blood (when collected alongside...

Genesee County has seen a recent increase in gastrointestinal illnesses which causes mild to severe diarrhea. “We would like to remind everyone that Genesee County normally experiences an increase in...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has identified three confirmed cases and one suspected case of a non-tuberculous mycobacterial infection, Mycobacterium chimaera, all...

A confirmed case of mumps has been identified in the TCU community, according to officials with Brown-Lupton Health Center at Texas Christian University (TCU). TCU has been working with Tarrant County...

Governor Rick Scott announced Wednesday 34 grant awards for Zika virus research following his authorization of $25 million in state funds for Zika research and vaccine development last fall. Grant funding...

The Suffolk County Department of Health Services (SCDHS) has been notified of a laboratory confirmed case of measles in an infant who arrived recently from overseas. The child was taken to Good Samaritan...

The Missouri University of Science and Technology Student Health Services announced Wednesday a confirmed mumps case in a Missouri S&T student. The Missouri State Public Health Laboratory confirmed...

A couple of weeks ago, officials at the Kettering Medical Health System in Ohio announced a scabies outbreak among Kettering Medical Center employees. On Monday, the number had risen to 86. According...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) announced the identification of the first mcr-1 producing bacteria found in a Los Angeles County resident. This isolate of the bacteria...

Public Health recently investigated a cluster of norovirus-like illness associated with consuming raw oysters. Norovirus is the name of a group of viruses that cause viral gastroenteritis. Norovirus is...