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Babesiosis in the US with the CDC’s Megan Swanson

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a recent paper in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), authors report U.S. babesiosis incidence significantly increased in northeastern states in the past...

Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire experience largest percent change in Babesiosis incidence

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Babesiosis is an emerging zoonotic tickborne parasitic disease in the United States and occurs primarily in the Northeast and Midwest. According to a recent Morbidity and Mortality...

Echinococcus in New Hampshire with Elizabeth Talbot, MD

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Last month, New Hampshire health officials released a health alert after identifying two locally acquired Echinococcus granulosus cases, the first such cases of the parasitic infection...

Vermont reports Legionnaires’ Disease cases in St. Albans area

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 Vermont health officials report investigating a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease in Franklin County. Officials identified five confirmed cases, including one death of an individual...

How states handled the COVID-19 crisis? New analysis shows Utah, Nebraska, and Vermont were best with Montana and Florida right behind

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The Committee To Unleash Prosperity (CUP) has released the most comprehensive analysis to date on how states handled the COVID-19 crisis. These results have also been published by the National Bureau...

Avian influenza reported in Vermont 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...

Vermont reports 1st human West Nile virus case since 2017

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Vermont Department of Health has confirmed a case of human illness due to West Nile virus. This is the first such case since 2017. A Chittenden County resident was diagnosed...

Vermont reports Equine Herpes case in Alburgh

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets (VAAFM) Animal Health section reports a horse in Alburgh tested positive for Equine Herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1), resulting in a...

Vermont reports 1st COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, A concern, but not a surprise

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By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Earlier this week, Vermont health officials have confirmed detection of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7 – the viral mutation first detected in the U.K. in the fall of 2020. This...

Vermont reports first COVID-19 deaths

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By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Vermont officials announced Thursday the the state’s first deaths in those infected with the new coronavirus COVID-19. According to health officials, the first...