Three additional confirmed measles cases have been reported in the metro Atlanta area, bringing the total cases in Georgia this year to six. The three individuals are all members of one family – none...

Here are the top five posts on Outbreak News Today for the week Jan. 26 through Feb. 1: 5. Roald Dahl 1988: Olivia and measles encephalitis The number 5 post of the week was a post from out of the...

In a follow-up on a report last weekend, Georgia health officials are now confirming measles in three residents of the metro Atlanta area. All three individuals are members of the same family. Two cases...

Officials with the Southwest Georgia Public Health District have reported two people in Atlanta have been treated for measles in the past month, according to a local media report. No details on the patients...

Federal and state health and regulatory officials announced the investigation into a Salmonella Enteritidis outbreak linked to cage-free large eggs from Gravel Ridge Farms. To date, 14 people have...

Georgia state and local health officials report that norovirus has been identified as the etiology of the rash of gastrointestinal illnesses in recent weeks on the campus of Georgia Tech. Norovirus was...

The DeKalb County Board of Health received its first report of a human case of West Nile virus infection in the county earlier today. The patient, a 72-year-old male who lives in Brookhaven, is currently...

The Tampa Bay, FL area jumped eleven spots to be ranked number 11 in the latest Orkin’s list of Top 50 Mosquito Cities. The Tampa/St. Petersburg metro area was joined by four other Florida areas on...

The National Ebola Training & Education Center (NETEC), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today two free workshops offered that will help you deliver...

A bird species that does a poor job spreading West Nile virus (WNV) but is particularly likely to get mosquito bites may explain why human infections with the disease are relatively uncommon in Atlanta,...