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Romaine lettuce fingered as source of E. coli outbreak

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In a follow-up on the multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O157:H7 infections, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says epidemiologic evidence collected to date indicates...

Pertussis outbreak reported in Idaho school district

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Health officials with South Central Public Health in Twin Falls, Idaho report are reporting multiple pertussis, or whooping cough cases involving multiple schools within the Kimberly, ID School District. KTVB...

Idaho researchers receive grant for Giardia treatment research

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A collaboration years in the making between The College of Idaho and Boise State University in the research of the microscopic parasite Giardia has resulted in a three-year, $418,000 grant from the National...

Gonorrhea up 115 percent in Northern Idaho

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Panhandle Health District (PHD) is alerting the public about an increase of gonorrhea cases in North Idaho. The five northern counties have seen a 115 percent increase in cases so far this year, compared...

Idaho: 1st ever locally transmitted West Nile virus case reported in Kootenai County

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While mosquitoes and horses in North Idaho have tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV) in the past, health officials have never reported a local transmission case in a human–until now. The Panhandle...

Idaho: Strangles in Boise prompts temporary suspension of adoptions

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The Bureau of Land Management is announcing the temporary suspension of wild horse and burro adoptions at the Boise BLM Wild Horse Corrals due to the presence of strangles, or equine distemper, in several...

CMV, a new Idaho law and a personal story

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In March, Idaho Governor Butch Otter signed a bill into law that would require the state Department of Health and Welfare make available certain information regarding cytomegalovirus (CMV) to the public,...

Idaho: CMV education bill signed by Governor Otter

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On Monday, Idaho Governor Butch Otter signed Senate bill No. 1060 that would require the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to make available information about Cytomegalovirus, or CMV, to the public,...

Avian cholera kills thousands of birds in Idaho

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The avian cholera death toll is up to 6,500 birds and counting in the Parma area in Canyon County, Idaho, according to Idaho Fish and Game. The outbreak that began in early February has killed mostly...

Mumps case confirmed in North Idaho adult

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The Panhandle Health District has confirmed one case of mumps in a North Idaho adult over 50 years old. This is not considered an outbreak. No local spread of mumps from this case has been identified...