The Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) reported an additional six dengue fever cases in the current outbreak on the Big Island today. This includes the addition of two more pediatric dengue cases. As...

The findings from the investigation of a foodborne outbreak that sickened dozens of teachers at Roosevelt High School in Des Mosines, Iowa in late October were released by the Polk County Health Department...

The number of locally-acquired cases of dengue fever on Hawaii Island grew by four since Friday as the Hawaii Department of Health (HDOH) reported a total of 27 cases as of Monday. Of the confirmed cases,...

Oregon health officials reported a large increase in the sexually transmitted infection (STI), syphilis since 2007, infect, they put the increase at approximately 1500 percent. In 2007, 26 syphilis cases...

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Cerus Corporation announced last week that OneBlood, Inc. has signed a multi-year purchase agreement for the INTERCEPT Blood System for platelets and plasma. The INTERCEPT System reduces the risk of transfusion-transmitted...

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The Public Health Department, in cooperation with the Cal-Poly Health Center, is carefully monitoring a number of cases of viral meningitis in students associated with the University. Since late October,...

With the addition of four West Nile virus (WNV) fatalities during the past week, California has now seen a record high in deaths caused by the mosquito borne virus. Previous highs were in 2014 (31) and...

The number of shigellosis cases in the Kansas City, MO metro area has topped 400 cases, according to a local media report Friday. This is more than double the number of cases reported just one month ago. On...

In a follow-up to the mumps outbreak among students and staff at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, the school is reporting that the number of mumps cases on campus is over 100, nearly doubling in the...

With the addition of four autochthonous cases Friday, Hawaii health officials now put the state’s dengue fever outbreak at 23. Of the confirmed case, 15 are Hawaii residents and 8 are visitors....