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Botulism: Church potluck linked to outbreak that killed one, sickens 20 in Central Ohio

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Some twenty people have been hospitalized and one has died due to a botulism outbreak that has been linked to a church potluck dinner over the weekend in Lancaster, Ohio. The Fairfield Medical Center...

Florida health officials advise on measles prevention

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Following the three confirmed measles cases on Florida’s Treasure Coast during the past week, one in St. Lucie County and two in Indian River County, St. Lucie County health officials released some...

CDC advise hospitals abstain from Blue Bell products

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Following the news of a complete product recall by Blue Bell Ice Cream and the multistate Listeria outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a notice to hospitals and long-term...

Nigeria: Meningitis C outbreak affects nearly 1,400 in three states

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In addition to Niger in West Africa reporting a serious outbreak of meningococcal and pneumococcal meningitis this year that has taken the lives of about 75 in two major cities, other countries in the...

Salmonella serotype Typhi

Uganda typhoid outbreak hits 12,000 cases, prompts travel advisory

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The large outbreak of typhoid fever that has stricken some 12,000 people in Uganda has prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to issue a travel notice for those going to the East...

Blue Bell recalls all its products as new Listeria cases are reported in Arizona and Oklahoma

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In a follow-up on the Blue Bell ice cream recall and the multistate Listeria monocytogenes outbreak linked to it, the Brenham, Texas company announced Monday it is voluntarily recalling all of its products...

‘Vaccinate Your Children’ Public health leaders urge parents in PSAs

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Today, the top public health officials of Baltimore, Los Angeles County, Fulton County in Atlanta, Boston, and Tarrant County (Fort Worth) are releasing PSAs calling on parents to vaccinate their children. In...

Pence extends public health emergency as HIV cases hit 134 in Scott County

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Governor Mike Pence today signed Executive Order 15-06, which extends the public health emergency in Scott County due to an unprecedented outbreak of HIV. The original public health emergency was declared...

Montana sees gonorrhea cases double in 2014

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State and local public health officials are concerned about a recent increase in cases of sexually transmitted diseases, or STDs. In 2014, Montana’s gonorrhea cases nearly doubled, to over 400, and the...

In battle against West Nile virus and chikungunya, SC health officials ask for public’s help

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The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control is seeking the public’s help in preventing the spread of mosquito-borne illnesses such as West Nile virus and chikungunya virus. “Anyone...