By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Oakland Zoo in Northern California began vaccinating their highest at risk animals last week with an experimental COVID-19 vaccine donated by animal health company,...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews In California, Oakland Animal Services is reporting an outbreak of the Canine Influenza Virus (CIV), aka canine flu or dog flu. Local media report about 200 infected...

The measles outbreak in Michigan continues to grow as state health officials now report 41 confirmed cases since Mar. 13. The bulk of the cases are reported from Oakland County, while one case each has...

Officials with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has confirmed 39 total measles cases statewide since the middle of March. Since the last update, five additional cases have been...

Michigan health officials reported four additional confirmed measles cases in Oakland County, bringing the current outbreak to 34 cases. This is the highest number of measles in the state since 1991 when...

In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in the Detroit-Oakland County, MI area, county health officials report the outbreak total has risen to 18 cases since Mar. 13. Nearly 1000 vaccination were given...

Officials in Michigan have reported the first human West Nile virus (WNV) fatality of 2018 in a resident of Wayne County. Overall for the year, eight human cases have been reported– one resident...

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and the Livingston, Oakland and Washtenaw county health departments are collaboratively working with three healthcare facilities to determine...

Local and state public health officials continue to investigate a large hepatitis A outbreak in southeastern Michigan. Recently, there has been a concerning increase in confirmed hepatitis A cases among...

In a follow-up on the hepatitis A outbreak in Southeast Michigan, The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and local public health officials continue to investigate an outbreak of...