A human infection with the “swine flu”, novel swine-origin flu case of variant H1N2 (H1N2v) in the state of Minnesota. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the...

In a follow-up to an earlier report, Kent County Health Department officials have a confirmed positive case of mumps on the Calvin College campus in Grand Rapids, Michigan. School officials say that...

In a follow-up to previous reports (HERE and HERE) on the gastrointestinal outbreak onboard a Disney Wonder voyage last month, federal health officials reported on Thursday that the etiology has been identified...

The Hawaii State Department of Health (DOH) and the East Hawaii Liaison to the Office of the Governor announced today the establishment of a Joint Task Force to assess the threat of rat lungworm disease...

On Wednesday evening, Hawaii Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) hosted an interactive “Telephone Town Hall” meeting with residents of Hawaii’s Second Congressional District to discuss dengue...

The University Health Center at the University of Oregon (UO) has issued a “norovirus alert’ as a number of cases of have been confirmed in the UO community. According to reports, there have...

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Officials with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) and the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) have confirmed the first case of measles in the Commonwealth this year, in an individual...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is advising parents to make sure their children are up to date on chickenpox vaccination following reports of increased cases and outbreaks in the state. ...

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Connecticut health officials reported the fourth individual has tested positive for Zika virus. The patient is a non-pregnant woman in her 30s who traveled from the Caribbean to Connecticut on April...

The Northeastern University and St. John’s prep communities are mourning the loss of 18-year-old Northeastern freshman and Wakefield resident, Ryan Shaw, who died Sunday after a short battle with...