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Mississippi reports more than 1100% rise in congenital syphilis, Prompts immediate action

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH), in the last several years, Mississippi has experienced sharp increases in the number of reported cases of primary and...

Mississippi reports first cases of locally acquired Candida auris

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports continuous investigation of Candida auris (C. auris) invasive infection and colonization in the state after identifying the...

Norovirus outbreak linked to raw oysters from Texas sickens more than 200 from 8 states

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Federal and state health officials report investigating a multistate outbreak of norovirus illnesses linked to raw oysters from Texas. As of December 15, 211 illnesses have been...

Avian Influenza Newswire: Mississippi bird cases increasing, Brown bear cub in Alaska

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Mississippi bird flu cases increasing Reports of sick and dead birds across the state of Mississippi and surrounding states are increasing, as an apparent outbreak of highly pathogenic...

Burkholderia pseudomallei, the agent of melioidosis, identified in environmental samples in Mississippi

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today on the identification in domestic environmental samples the bacteria that causes a rare and serious disease called melioidosis. For...

Mississippi reports 1st human West Nile virus case in January

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Mississippi state health health officials have reported the first human West Nile virus (WNV) of 2022 in a individual from  Hinds County. The Mississippi State Department...

Ivermectin warning: Increased Poison Control calls in Mississippi

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Mississippi state health authorities issued a health alert Friday due to increased Poison Control calls due to ivermectin ingestion and potential toxicity. The...

Libertarian Presidential candidate, Jo Jorgensen, gets bitten by a bat, receives rabies PEP

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Dr. Jo Jorgensen, the Clemson professor and Libertarian Party Presidential candidate for 2020, will not be attending a campaign rally this morning in Jackson, Mississippi...

Mississippi reports 1st West Nile virus case of 2020

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reported Friday on the first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) for 2020. The case was reported in Claiborne County. “This...

Mississippi the latest state to report hepatitis A outbreak

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) is reporting a hepatitis A outbreak, joining surrounding states and others across the country in fighting this national...