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Pennsylvania Lyme disease cases top 10,000

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Pennsylvania continues to lead the nation in Lyme disease cases as the Commonwealth through Nov. 27 has reported more than 10,000 cases, about one-third of all cases in the US that have been reported to...

Kissing bugs found in more than half the US: What is Chagas disease?

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After recent reports of locally acquired Chagas disease in a dozen people in Texas, plus hundreds of dogs, the media has been flooded with hundreds of reports on the Triatomine bug, or kissing bug and...

Taylor Farms onion and celery mix suspected as E. coli source in Costco chicken salad, recall initiated

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Earlier this week we reported that 19 people have been infected with the outbreak strain of STEC O157:H7  from 7 states, primarily in the western US. The outbreak, which is expected to grow, was linked...

Maine reports 1st ever Eastern Equine Encephalitis Death

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Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced today that a mature adult (age 65 or above) from York County who died on October 17 was confirmed to have Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE). This...

Hawaii dengue outbreak tops 100

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Hawaii health officials reported eight additional dengue fever cases Wednesday, bringing the outbreak total to 101 on the Big Isle. Of the confirmed cases, 88 are Hawaii residents and 13 are visitors. Of...

Jerry Dell Farm raw milk Salmonella contaminated: NY Dept. of Agriculture

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New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today warned consumers to not consume “unpasteurized” raw milk from the Jerry Dell Farm, Inc. at 41 Fall Creek Road, Freeville, Tompkins County,...

E. coli update: 19 cases in seven states linked to Costco rotisserie chicken salad

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In a follow-up to a report yesterday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made their initial announcement on the outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O157:H7 (STEC O157:H7)...

Norovirus increases reported in New Mexico

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The New Mexico Department of Health has seen an increase in clusters of gastrointestinal illness. Over the past couple of weeks, there has been increased activity seen in Bernalillo County, particularly...

Costco chicken salad linked to E. coli O157:H7 infections in several states

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Health officials in Colorado say they are working with health departments in several western states and federal health authorities to investigate a number of E. coli O157:H7 cases connected with Costco...

Shigella rises in Kansas City: ‘And that’s probably only the tip of the iceberg’

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Scores of cases of shigellosis have been reported in the metro Kansas City area in the past couple weeks as the gastrointestinal outbreak shows no sign of slowing. According to a Fox 4 news report, 564...