NewsDesk @bactiman63 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is encouraging North Carolinians to be aware of the potential dangers of having wounds or cuts open to saltwater or brackish...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 North Carolina health officials report syphilis cases are on the rise in the state. Cases increased 23% from 2021 to 2022. The increase is attributed to several factors, including...

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...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Public health officials from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services are encouraging residents and visitors to take precautions to prevent mosquito-borne illness...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has reported the first case of monkeypox virus infection in a North Carolina resident, identified by testing at the State...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Officials with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announced Thursday that a sample collected from a hunter-harvested, white-tailed deer in Yadkin County has tested positive for...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 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...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to the Fort Bragg Paraglide Facebook page, there has been a small number of norovirus cases reported in the area (news reports state 2 cases). Since norovirus spreads quickly...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In a follow-up to a post Sunday, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting a child died Friday after developing an illness caused by...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Just a week after the death of Tehama County, California boy, 7-year-old David Pruitt due to primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) caused the serious amoeba infection,...