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Alaska: Moose tests positive for rabies in Teller, 1st case in the state

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In Western Alaska, the Norton Sound Health Corporation’s (NSHC) Office of Environmental Health is encouraging residents of the region to make sure that their pets are vaccinated...

Alaska: Rabies outbreak reported in Nome foxes

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 During January and February 2023, wildlife and health officials in Alaska responded to increasing numbers of foxes in the Nome area acting aggressive both to humans and dogs, as...

Avian Influenza Newswire: Mississippi bird cases increasing, Brown bear cub in Alaska

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Mississippi bird flu cases increasing Reports of sick and dead birds across the state of Mississippi and surrounding states are increasing, as an apparent outbreak of highly pathogenic...

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Alaska rabies: ‘This is the first time a bat on Douglas Island or in the Juneau area has tested positive’

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 A bat found in Douglas, out in the daytime and acting abnormally, has tested positive for rabies. There is no report of any at-risk exposure to rabies to people. Wildlife veterinarian...

Alaska becomes the 31st state to report the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza in a commercial or backyard flock

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reports the confirmation of  of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)...

Fairbanks, Alaska: Two additional ‘Alaskapox’ cases this summer

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up to a report last year, the Alaska Department of Epidemiology reported in July and August 2021, two unrelated persons from the Fairbanks area presented...

Alaska Hospital Food Poisoning Outbreak

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By: Candess Zona-Mendola of MakeFoodSafe Alaska Health and Social Services announced a suspected outbreak of foodborne illness is being investigated in Homer. More than 70 employees working at South Peninsula...

Alaska reports rise in syphilis cases in 2020

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services reports 361 cases of syphilis in 2020, representing a 49% increase over 2019 (n=242). Of these, 306 (85%) cases...

Alaska reports 1st UK COVID-19 variant case in Anchorage resident

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS)  announced last week that an Anchorage resident who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 infection last month was infected...

Novel Orthopoxvirus Infection reported in Fairbanks woman, 2nd known ‘Alaskapox’ case

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Alaska state health officials are reporting the second known novel orthopoxvirus case, aka “Alaskapox” in a resident of Fairbanks. In August, a woman presented with...