The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) today announced that Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE), a mosquito-borne illness, has been detected in 11 horses in 8 South Carolina...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In Kentucky today, Governor Andy Beshear and state leaders, including top health officials, confirmed Kentucky’s first case of COVID-19. The case is in Lexington,...

Measles Massachusetts state health authorities confirmed a case of measles which was diagnosed at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (LHMC) in Burlington this week. The individual, during their infectious...

The Lexington-Fayette County Health Department has been investigating potential causes after more than 350 people reported becoming sick after eating at the Fayette Mall food court. Results from those...

The University Health Service (UHS) with the University of Kentucky (UK) announced three confirmed mumps cases, This follows reports of  a cluster of cases of parotitis (swelling of the salivary glands)...

In a follow-up to a report earlier this week, Davidson County (NC) health officials say that as of Thursday, 127 individuals from at least seven North Carolina counties and six other states have been...

State and county health officials in North Carolina are investigating a gastrointestinal illness outbreak among patrons of Tarheel Q Restaurant in Lexington. The Davidson County Health Department reports...

An increase in gastrointestinal illnesses has the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department encouraging parents, schools, daycare centers, food service workers and healthcare providers to take precautionary...