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Tennessee health officials have issued a public health advisory attempting to increase Hepatitis C awareness in the state after the latest data shows that acute hepatitis C cases have tripled during the...

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With Pennsylvania leading the nation in reported cases of Lyme disease, PA Department of Health Secretary Karen Murphy today called for increased awareness about this serious disease and outlined the department...

Reno County, KS health officials are investigating an increase in pertussis, or whooping cough, prompting a call to the public to see their physician if you have a cough that has lasted 2 weeks. Currently,...

North Dakota health and agriculture officials are reporting several cases of the bacterial, zoonotic disease, tularemia, in both humans and animals in at least four counties. To date, three human cases...

For the third time in the US this year, federal health officials are reporting a human case of novel influenza A virus infection (previous cases are reported HERE and HERE). According to the Centers...

Florida health officials yesterday, in an effort to facilitate media interviews concerning the much published leprosy news, provided a YouTube informational video concerning Hansen’s disaese, or...

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The Florida Department of Health is urging Floridians and visitors to protect themselves against West Nile Virus. The Department of Health today confirmed the first case of West Nile virus illness in Florida...

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New Mexico has reported human plague cases every year since 2011 and now health officials are investigating Yersinia pestis as the likely cause of death of a 52-year-old Santa Fe County woman. Confirmatory...

In 2014, Lake County, Florida, in the central part of the state, saw no cases of bacterial infection from Vibrio vulnificus. In fact, going back 5 years to 2010, the county did not report a case. However,...

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Louisiana health officials confirmed Wednesday the presence of the Naegleria fowleri amoeba in the St. Bernard Parish Water System at the site of a leaking sampling station. The water system, which serves...