The mumps outbreak in the United States has eclipsed 5,000 cases with two weeks left in 2016, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state health departments. CDC...

Of the state’s nearly 2,300 mumps cases reported since August, Arkansas health officials say six out of 10 are from the Marshallese population from the northwest part of the state. Director and state...

The Stanislaus County Health Services Agency (SCHSA) is advising the public on proper handwashing in light of a big increase in shigellosis cases reported in 2016. In addition, they are encouraging people...

An elderly Central Iowa woman is the Hawkeye State’s first flu-related death of the 2016-2017 influenza season, according to state health officials. The woman reportedly had underlying health conditions. While...

Sunnyvale, CA  molecular diagnostics company, Cepheid today announced that it has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Xpert® MRSA NxG, the next generation methicillin-resistant...

The Washington State Department of Health (WSDH) is reminding people across the state to make sure they take precautions to help stop the spread of mumps. This comes after state health officials report...

The Oklahoma State Department of Health and county health departments of Garfield, Kay and McCurtain counties continue to investigate and provide a public health response to an outbreak of mumps. To date,...

Health officials in Whatcom County, in northern Washington State, have received reports of outbreaks of suspected norovirus infections over the past couple of weeks involving a school, a nursing home,...

Since the beginning of the Fall Semester in August, 228 cases of mumps have been identified (both confirmed and probable) in Mizzou students, according to the University of Missouri Student Health Center...

CDC has issued Zika-related travel and testing guidance for Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas, following reports from Texas public health officials of five cases spread locally by mosquitoes. This information...