NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Maryland state health officials reported today the first three cases of the COVID-19 Omicron variant (B.1.1.529) in Maryland residents. All three of the cases involve...

By NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) announced that an adult living in the Baltimore metropolitan area has tested positive for the West Nile virus – the first confirmed...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Following the report out of South Carolina two days ago concerning the first two cases in the US associated with the SARS-CoV-2 variant that first emerged recently...

The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, with the Johns Hopkins schools of Nursing and Medicine and in partnership with the Baltimore City Health Department, is launching two free online educational...

In a follow-up on the measles situation in Maryland, state health officials are now reporting five cases as of May 9. Cases of measles have been localized to a small geographic area within zip codes 21208,...

Maryland state health officials have reported the fourth measles case in a Maryland resident. The Maryland Department of Health has advised that people might have been exposed to measles at the following...

Maryland state health officials are advising the public of a possible measles exposure in Baltimore County after authorities confirmed a measles case. The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) says anyone...

The Maryland Department of Health is warning consumers to avoid eating Caribeña’s yellow, Maradol papayas because of potential contamination with Salmonella bacteria. Yellow, Caribeña-brand Maradol...

By

On Tuesday, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen joined City leaders to announce Baltimore City’s Zika Preparedness Plan to educate the public about the Zika virus and...

By

The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) announced the first confirmed West Nile Virus death (WNV) in Maryland this year. The infected individual, who died Tuesday, September 8, was...