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Massachusetts reports 1st human West Nile virus case in Suffolk County

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) today announced the first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in the state this year. The individual is a female in her 70s who...

Avian influenza detected in New York non-commercial backyard flock

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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...

New York State has confirmed five cases of the Omicron variant: Hochul

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NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced today five confirmed cases of the omicron variant. The cases were reported in Suffolk County on Long Island, two in Queens, one...

Massachusetts reports additional EEE mosquito samples, 1st West Nile virus samples

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In a follow-up on the detection of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus in mosquito samples in Massachusetts, state health officials announced that eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus has been detected...

Massachusetts: Measles case at Burlington hospital; 1st human West Nile virus cases reported

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Measles Massachusetts state health authorities confirmed a case of measles which was diagnosed at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (LHMC) in Burlington this week. The individual, during their infectious...

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Tick-borne disease: New lab test detects 5 pathogens and findings from Columbia study

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Scientists at the Center for Infection and Immunity (CII) at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health report elevated levels of a pathogen responsible for the tick-borne disease babesiosis...

Measles confirmed in infant on Long Island

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The Suffolk County Department of Health Services (SCDHS) has been notified of a laboratory confirmed case of measles in an infant who arrived recently from overseas. The child was taken to Good Samaritan...

Long Island high school reports probable norovirus, possibly linked to contaminated bottled water from Spain

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A Bayport, NY high school is reporting an undisclosed number of students that have exhibited symptoms resembling norovirus, according to a letter from Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District Superintendent,...

Mumps confirmed in Long Island resident

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Suffolk County Commissioner of Health Services Dr. James Tomarken reported today a case of Mumps in an individual who lives in the Town of Brookhaven and works at Smithtown High School East. The case was...

Town of Islip man is Suffolk County’s 1st human West Nile virus case of 2014

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After reporting 25 human West Nile virus (WNV) cases in 2010 and 14 human cases in 2012, Suffolk County Commissioner of Health Services James Tomarken reported today the first and only human case of...