New York City The measles outbreak in the Brooklyn and Queens area of NYC increased by 31 cases in the past week. The outbreak total is now 390. Most of these cases have involved members of the Orthodox...

This week, Sepsis Alliance launched Pediatric Sepsis Week to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of sepsis in children and to recognize the tens of thousands of children that develop sepsis every...

Lori Tremmel Freeman, MBA, CEO at the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) released the following statement on the measles outbreaks in the United States: “Yesterday, the...

The Los Angeles County (LAC) Department of Public Health (DPH) has recently confirmed 5 cases of measles. All of the cases were adults, the majority were unvaccinated, and two had recently travelled internationally. LAC...

Maryland state health officials have reported the fourth measles case in a Maryland resident. The Maryland Department of Health has advised that people might have been exposed to measles at the following...

Measles update In an update on the measles situation in California, state health officials are now reporting 23 confirmed measles cases, including 13 outbreak-associated cases as of April 17. Two outbreaks...

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports preliminary global data that shows reported cases rose by 300 percent in the first three months of 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. By region, Africa...

In 2000, measles was declared to be eliminated in the United States, when no sustained transmission of the virus was seen in this country for more than 12 months. Today, however, the United States and...

The Health Department in Martin County is urging good handwashing and vaccination to stop the spread of Hepatitis A in the community. The Health Department has confirmed 19 cases of Hepatitis A in Martin...

Iowa state health officials are reporting a measles case in an unvaccinated individual who just returned from Israel. The individual, from northeastern Iowa,  has cooperated with public health officials....