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Several states report on tuberculosis status on eve of World TB Day

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While New York City saw a decrease in TB prevalence during the past year, several states also reported on the progress they’ve made in the battle against tuberculosis as World TB Day comes upon us...

Washington University researchers develop kidney cancer screening method

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If kidney cancer is diagnosed early — before it spreads — 80 percent of patients survive. However, finding it early has been among the disease’s greatest challenges. Now, researchers at the Washington...

Wegman’s Frozen Spinach recalled due to possible Listeria contamination

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Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. is recalling approximately 12,540 packages of Wegmans Organic Food You Feel Good About Just Picked Frozen Spinach, 12 oz.(UPC 77890-32932) due to possible contamination with...

NYC: TB incidence down 10 percent in 2014

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New York City health officials announced today new lows in tuberculosis (TB) cases on the eve of World TB Day tomorrow. The health department says TB cases in NYC reached a new, historic low of 585 cases...

Pet Health and Safety, ‘Child produced sexual content’

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On the Sunday, Mar. 22 Outbreak News This Week Radio Show, a Tampa-based talk radio program that delves into the news and information on all issues concerning infectious diseases and public health, I...

Philippines: March is Rabies Awareness Month

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In March 1999, then President Joseph Estrada declared March as “Rabies Awareness Month” via Executive Order No. 84. The ultimate goal is to have a rabies free Philippines by the year 2020. This...

China reports another human case of H5N1 avian influenza

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The Chinese National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) has announced the third human case of avian influenza A(H5N1) since the beginning of the year. The patient is a 34-year-old man from Yunnan...

HIV research: CD4+ T cells counts usually return to normal in children after treatment

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Most children with HIV who have low levels of a key immune cell eventually recover levels of this cell after beginning treatment, according to a study by researchers funded by the National Institutes of...

Buffalo: Casa di Pizza employee confirmed positive for hepatitis A, Vaccination clinics activated

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Erie County (NY) health officials announced Sunday that hepatitis A vaccination clinics would be activated in response to a hepatitis A case in an employee of a Buffalo-area restaurant. The case was detected...

Scabies outbreak in Huambo Province, Angola: 200 children affected

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An outbreak of scabies has affected 197 children under the age of 10 in the municipality of Caala, in Huambo province in the south African country of Angola, according to an Angola Press report (computer...