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Utah reports 2nd hantavirus fatality of 2016

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Utah County Health Department (UCHD) officials are investigating the death of a female Utah County resident related to hantavirus. The female was between the ages of 18 – 44, from Utah County, and had...

Zika blood screening test: HHS awards $4.1 million to Hologic

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Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response announced a $4.1 million agreement with Hologic, Inc. of Marlborough, Massachusetts,...

Rick Scott says Congress must come back to work as more Zika cases investigated in Miami

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The Florida Department of Health (DOH) reported that four additional non-travel associated Zika virus cases are being investigated in Miami-Dade County, bringing the total to 21. DOH still believes active...

Texas reports 1st Zika related death in Harris County newborn

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Harris County Public Health (HCPH) has confirmed a Zika-associated death in a newborn female, making it the first Zika-related death in the State of Texas. HCPH received a positive Zika test result on...

Carrollton resident is 1st West Nile virus death in Dallas County this year

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Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) reports the first West Nile Virus death in Dallas County for the 2016 season. The resident, who lived in the 75006 zip code in Carrollton, was in the 60s...

Florida DOH investigates non-travel related Zika case in Palm Beach County, traveled to Miami

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Health officials in Florida report investigating an additional non-travel related Zika virus case today in an individual in Palm Beach County who had recently traveled to Miami-Dade County. The Florida...

Lyme disease: ‘Citizen petition’ filed with CDC to end preferential treatment to IDSA guidelines

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A D.C. based citizens action group wants the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta to change its stance on the treatment of Lyme disease in the United States. The Patient Centered Care Advocacy...

Louisiana DOH: Local Zika transmission ‘more likely in the parishes around Lake Pontchartrain’

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This week, the Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed four additional cases of Zika virus. As in all of the other cases in Louisiana, the patients travelled to regions in the Americas with ongoing...

Sprouts linked to multistate Salmonella outbreak, 2/3s of cases reported in Colorado, Kansas

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Federal health officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),  the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and state health officials are collaborating to investigate a multistate...

Michigan reports first ‘swine flu’ cases of 2016

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The Michigan departments of Health and Human Services and Agriculture and Rural Development, along with the Public Health Muskegon County (PHMC) announced Friday they have identified two cases of influenza...