Following reports from New Jersey last year and Virginia and West Virginia more recently, The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week that researchers have confirmed the presence of the Longhorned...

In a follow-up on the meningococcal disease case in a student from Linus Pauling Middle School in Corvallis, Benton County, OR officials are now reporting that the case is unrelated to the string of meningococcal...

For the fourth time in a year, an Oregon State University (OSU) in Corvallis student has contracted meningococcal disease, according to OSU Student Health. The Benton County Health Department says an...

A horse in Benton County tested positive for rabies on July 24. The attending veterinarian initially examined the horse on July 18 and reported it was recumbent, but able to stand with assistance. Additional...

The mumps outbreak in northwest Arkansas has eclipsed the 400 case mark as the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) puts the suspected and lab confirmed case tally at 427 as of Friday. According to an...

The mumps outbreak that has affected three counties in northwest Arkansas continues to grow. As of Friday, The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) puts the case count at 376 under investigation. Benton,...

The mumps outbreak in Northwest Arkansas has grown to 135 suspected and confirmed cases, according to the latest data from The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH). This is the largest cluster of mumps...

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) confirmed the first death due to West Nile virus this year in Washington. A Benton County woman in her 70s was most likely exposed to infected mosquitoes...

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The Washington State Department of Health says a Benton County woman is the first Washington resident known to be infected with West Nile virus in the state this year. The woman in her 50’s was likely...

Oregon health officials are reporting an “unusually high number in a short period of time” Q fever cases in Linn and Benton counties, according to a Albany Democrat-Herald report. According...