Allegheny County health officials are reporting the first case of measles in Pennsylvania this year in a Pittsburgh adult. The individual, who is not vaccinated, recently traveled internationally. This...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) and the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) are investigating a hepatitis A outbreak. So far in 2018, Pennsylvania has had 81 hepatitis A cases reported...

The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) announced Friday that the county has its first probable human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in 2018. Samples are being sent to the Centers for Disease Control...

Allegheny County health officials reported a confirmed measles case in an Allegheny County resident. The resident diagnosed with measles was potentially contagious from January 17-25, 2018. During that...

Health officials in Allegheny County in Western Pennsylvania are reporting a laboratory-acquired Zika virus infection, which health officials are calling “unique”. The Allegheny County Health...

With some 40 Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) students coming down ill with norovirus-like symptoms (nausea, diarrhea, vomiting and fever) during the past week, school officials announced that the La...

Allegheny County health officials are reporting a dramatic increase in cases of the gastrointestinal disease, shigellosis, prompting them to advise the public on preventive measures like proper handwashing. The...

Following a report nearly two months ago concerning the detection of Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease being present in blacklegged (deer) ticks in all 67 counties of Pennsylvania,...