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Kansas: Trade Winds Bar & Grill Under Investigation for Campylobacter Outbreak

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By Jory Lange  The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is investigating an outbreak of Campylobacteriosis linked to the Trade Winds Bar & Grill in Garnett, Kansas. Symptoms of Campylobacteriosis...

Kansas: Tick-borne, Heartland Virus Disease reported in Crawford County

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and Crawford County Health Department have identified Heartland Virus Disease (Heartland), a rare tickborne illness, in a Crawford...

National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kansas: Construction has officially ended

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) announced recently that construction on the $1.25-billion federal lab has officially ended. The Biosafety Level 4 facility in Manhattan,...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed in Kansas and Illinois backyard flocks

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The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a backyard mixed species...

Kansas Senator, Dr. Roger Marshall on Afghan refugees: ‘I am particularly concerned about polio’

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. of Kansas on Friday called on the Biden administration to double down on efforts to ensure refugees are properly tested and held...

Chronic wasting disease in Kansas: ‘There has definitely been an increase in the prevalence of this disease’

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Researchers at the University of Missouri have found chronic wasting disease – a fatal illness found in deer that affects their neurological system and causes chronic...

Kansas DOH warns against the use of ivermectin

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 With a rise in calls to poison control centers and visits to emergency rooms, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) is urging Kansans not to take the drug ivermectin...

Shigella cases up to 7 linked to Wichita area water park

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews State and county health officials in Kansas reported an additional confirmed case of Shigella linked to the Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kan., just west of...

Shigellosis linked to Kansas water park

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Last month, Kansas state health officials announced the investigation of a number of illnesses (Shigellosis) linked to a water park outside of Wichita. In this video,...

Shigella follow-up in Kansas: Six cases linked to Tanganyika Wildlife Park

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up on a report last week, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) and the Sedgwick County Health Department (SCHD) continue to investigate...