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NYC Health Care Workers who took care of Dr Craig Spencer complete monitoring

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The Health Department and the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) announced today that the active monitoring period for the last of the 114 health care workers who cared for New York City’s...

35 hospitals selected as Ebola Treatment Centers in US with more to come

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An increasing number of U.S. hospitals are now equipped to treat patients with Ebola, giving nationwide health system Ebola readiness efforts a boost.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and...

Connecticut: Health officials investigate fatal case of GI mucormycosis linked to probiotic

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In a follow up to a product recall in mid-November, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a health advisory after a fatal case of gastrointestinal (GI) mucormycosis caused by Rhizopus...

Norovirus: Cepheid’s one hour molecular test gets FDA nod

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Sunnyvale, Calif. molecular diagnostics company, Cepheid today announced it has received clearance from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to market Xpert® Norovirus, a qualitative in vitro...

Tetanus cases in Alaska demonstrate need to be up-to-date with vaccinations

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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), tetanus is uncommon in the United States, with an average of 29 reported cases per year from 1996 through 2009. Nearly all cases of tetanus...

Humboldt State University meningitis case in ‘critical, but improving’ condition

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A Humboldt State University student who was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis on Tuesday is improving but remains in critical condition at a Redding hospital. Results of testing for the specific type...

San Diego high school student contracts meningococcal meningitis

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A 17-year-old student from San Ysidro High School in San Diego has been confirmed positive for meningococcal disease, according to county health officials. The previously healthy male was admitted to...

Salmonella outbreak rises to 68 cases; nearly half in Massachusetts

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In an update to an earlier report on the multistate salmonella outbreak in the northeastern United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports the case total has increased by five...

Florida human West Nile virus cases up to 15

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With additional human West Nile virus (WNV) cases reported in the state of Florida, the Department of Health (DOH) puts the case count at 15 in 2014. The new cases were reported from Clay and Duval counties...

Two Florida children die from influenza

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The Florida Department of Health has received notification of two influenza associated pediatric deaths in Orange and Pasco Counties. While most cases of flu are mild, there are exceptions. Pre-existing...