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Syphilis cases on the rise in North Carolina

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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...

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...

North Carolina reports increase in West Nile virus cases

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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...

North Carolina reports 1st monkeypox case

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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...

Chronic Wasting Disease reported in North Carolina deer

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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...

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza detected in Massachusetts, Wyoming, North Carolina, Ohio and North Dakota

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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...

North Carolina: Norovirus cases reported at Fort Bragg

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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...

Confirmed: North Carolina child dies from Naegleria fowleri infection

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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...

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Possible Naegleria fowleri case in North Carolina

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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,...

North Carolina hepatitis A outbreak tops 1,000 cases

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews North Carolina state health officials announced this week that the state has surpassed 1,000 reported cases of hepatitis A associated with a national outbreak that...