Variant B.1.1.7 of COVID-19 associated with a significantly higher mortality rate, research shows The highly infectious variant of COVID-19 discovered in Kent, which swept across the UK last year before...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Health officials in England are reporting a new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) has been identified across the South East of England. The variant has...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The government of the United Kingdom reported Monday avian influenza of the H5N2 strain has been confirmed in at a small commercial premises near Deal in Kent. All 480 birds...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials in King County, Washington, are reporting a new confirmed measles case in a child who is a resident. The child  received care at the Emergency...

Kent State University Health Services and the health departments of the City of Kent and Portage County have recently become aware of confirmed mumps at Kent State University – Kent Campus. University...

An inmate in the King County Jail system was recently diagnosed with infectious tuberculosis (TB) and officials say that some 66 inmates with ongoing exposure were identified, according to Public Health...

In a follow-up on the mumps outbreak in King County, Washington, the number of confirmed and probable cases have doubled since we last reported less than a week ago. According to  Public Health – Seattle...

Michigan health officials are reporting a cluster of tampon-associated Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS) since December 2015. According to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, five TSS cases...

The Michigan Departments of Community Health (MDCH) and Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) along with local health departments in Kent, Livingston, Oakland, Ottawa, and Washtenaw counties are investigating...