By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews There is currently two norovirus outbreaks affecting US universities where in total, some 200 people have been affected: Georgetown University In an update on the...

In a follow-up to a report in early January, the Monroe County Department of Public Health (MCDPH) has confirmed a total of 4 lab confirmed cases of measles in Monroe County and 3 cases that while not...

Monroe County Health officials in Monroe County, NY are reported Thursday on a confirmed measles case in an unvaccinated female toddler, according to a Democrat and Chronicle report. This is the first...

According to a poster presented at the recent IDWeek 2018, on the speed of diagnosis of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) like variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), researchers from...

In a follow-up on the Cryptosporidium and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) outbreak linked to the Shades of Sherwood Campground in Zumbrota, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has identified...

The Oakland County Health Division is investigating 15 cases of Salmonella Saintpaul, a specific strain of salmonella. Cases have also been identified in other Michigan counties, as well as Ohio and...

The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) announced today that a tourist from India who has been confirmed to have measles visited a NYS Thruway Travel Plaza in Herkimer County, a Monroe County...

Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. has initiated a voluntary recall of Wegmans Original Killer Brownies with Pecans, because the product may contain peanuts, not declared on the label.    People who have an...

Olmsted County Public Health Services is aware of increased illness in the community and is following up on reports of illnesses that are associated with eating at Terza and Wild Bills in Rochester. The...

Some 80 people were sickened with the classic symptoms of norovirus–vomiting, nausea, diarrhea over the weekend after an event, in which hundreds of dancers, parents and coaches convened for the three-day...