NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is investigating a cluster of five illnesses caused by the bacteria Salmonella Typhimurium among children from the Twin Cities metro. The...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 While Minnesota state health officials reported decreases in several sexually transmitted infections (STI) in 2022–gonorrhea down 15 percent, chlamydia down 2 percent and HIV...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on the measles situation in Minnesota, state health officials are reporting 21 cases since June in the Twin Cities area. This includes 14 imported cases, two exposed...

NewsDesk @bactiman63  In a follow-up on the measles outbreak in Minnesota, The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is working with local public health agencies and health care providers in the Twin...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 On Friday, The Minnesota Department of Health identified additional cases of monkeypox virus in Minnesota residents, for a total of six cases. All of the cases are identified in...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 On Monday, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reported a presumptive case of monkeypox virus infection in an adult in the Twin Cities area. The patient likely was exposed while...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Minnesota Department of Health reported today that syphilis cases rose sharply in the state in 2021, bringing them to “concerning levels”. Syphilis cases saw a 33%...

By News Desk  @bactiman63 Minnesota health officials announced Monday that its Public Health Laboratory has found the variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus known as the Brazil P.1 variant in a specimen from...

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is investigating six cases of a rare condition called acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) that occurred since mid-September in Minnesota children. MDH disease investigators...

In a follow-up on the Raws for Paws recall, Minnesota health and agriculture officials report investigating two cases of Salmonella Reading infection in two Twin Cities children. The children became...