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Pennsylvania health officials publish ‘Importance of Properly Administered Rabies Post Exposure Prophylaxis’

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Pennsylvania health officials published a very informative health advisory on Wednesday concerning Rabies Post Exposure Prophylaxis, which is definitely worth sharing. Below is the...

Pennsylvania reports most syphilis and congenital syphilis since 1990

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) reported this week that in 2022, 13 cases of Congenital Syphilis (exclusive of Philadelphia), which is the highest number reported in Pennsylvania...

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Lyme disease and other tickborne diseases: Pennsylvania issues health advisory

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) has identified recent sustained increases in tick bite related emergency department visits in nearly all regions of the state. This trend...

Hepatitis A in SE Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Since 2017, multiple states including Pennsylvania have experienced large, ongoing hepatitis A outbreaks primarily affecting people who use drugs and/or people experiencing homelessness. Hepatitis...

Pennsylvania: Babies born with congenital syphilis hits highest level in 32 years

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Pennsylvania Department of Health released the following Monday on the congenital syphilis increase reported in the state: Acting Secretary of Health and Pennsylvania Physician...

Pennsylvania reporting most syphilis cases in three decades

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Pennsylvania Department of Health (PADOH) is reporting historic levels of early syphilis and congenital syphilis in 2022. In a health advisory last week, PADOH reports during...

Multistate outbreak of E. coli O157 grows to 84 cases in four states

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported 47 more illnesses in this outbreak since our last report on August 19. The total number of cases of the outbreak...

E. coli outbreak now reported in two more states

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the multistate E. coli O157 outbreak reported on earlier this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports 8 more illnesses have been reported...

Philadelphia: First Case of Monkeypox in Pennsylvania

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has identified a Philadelphia resident who is a probable monkeypox case based on preliminary testing at the Pennsylvania Department of...

Pennsylvania and Utah: The latest states to report bird flu

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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...