Following the news of a complete product recall by Blue Bell Ice Cream and the multistate Listeria outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a notice to hospitals and long-term...

In a follow-up on the Blue Bell ice cream recall and the multistate Listeria monocytogenes outbreak linked to it, the Brenham, Texas company announced Monday it is voluntarily recalling all of its products...

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Governor Mike Pence today signed Executive Order 15-06, which extends the public health emergency in Scott County due to an unprecedented outbreak of HIV. The original public health emergency was declared...

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State and local public health officials are concerned about a recent increase in cases of sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs. In 2014, Montana’s gonorrhea cases nearly doubled, to over 400, and the...

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The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control is seeking the public’s help in preventing the spread of mosquito-borne illnesses such as West Nile virus and chikungunya virus. “Anyone...

Hawaii health officials are confirming a case of Angiostrongylus cantonensis, or rat lungworm, on Puna district on Hawaii Island and are concerned there may be more. This is not the first time the parasitic...

The Florida Department of Health in Indian River County has confirmed two cases of measles in residents. Reports note that the two infected were not vaccinated. These cases come just days after a St....

Two people from Lea County, NM are currently being treated in a Texas hospital with suspected botulism, according to state health officials Friday. The investigation into the illnesses is ongoing; however...

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The California measles outbreak that began in December 2014 is over, it was announced today by Dr. Karen Smith, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and state health officer. No...

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The number of cases in the HIV outbreak in southeastern Indiana has now reached 130 (120 confirmed and 10 preliminary positive cases), State health officials reported today.  This is an increase of 24...