Family Practice and Samaritan’s Purse physician, Dr. Kent Brantly, addressed his alma mater this week during the annual Opening Assembly in Moody Coliseum at Abilene Christian University (ACU). Brantly...

Cincinnati health officials are reporting a surge in Shigellosis cases this summer prompting the Cincinnati Health Department (CHD) to encourage childcare workers and caregivers to practice frequent handwashing...

The Indiana State Department of Health is investigating additional cases of HIV in southeastern Indiana. The cases were identified through testing performed through community outreach in response to an...

While there is no national surveillance of blastomycosis in the US, Wisconsin is one of several states in which the fungal infection is reportable. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today one human infection with a novel influenza A virus from the state of Iowa. The person was infected with an influenza A (H1N1) variant...

The Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- outbreak in Washington State, which has been linked to pork produced by Kapowsin Meats, has grown by 18 cases, bringing the total case count to 152, according to the Centers...

Just days after issuing a mosquito advisory, the Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County (DOH -Pinellas) has received positive confirmation of West Nile Virus (WNV) in a 32-year-old male from Clearwater. This...

Officials in the Illinois state government said Thursday that eight residents of the Illinois Veterans’ Home – Quincy have tested positive for the bacterium that causes Legionnaires’ disease,...

Health officials announced that a 40-something male resident of Middlesex County is the first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in Massachusetts this year. He is currently hospitalized for his illness. The...

The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported today a confirmed case of the relatively rare mosquito borne virus, Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV), along with additional West Nile virus cases prompting...