NewsDesk @bactiman63 A vaccine that prevents meningococcal B infection may also be protective against the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea, according to an Oregon Health Authority (OHA) study published...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Federal health officials report investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A linked to frozen organic strawberries imported from certain farms located in Baja California, Mexico, by a...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The CDC, along with state and federal partners, is investigating reports of 18 Salmonella infections in 6 states–Washington (6), Oregon (4), Idaho (4), Utah (2), California...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 A positive case of mumps has been detected in the North Bend/Coos Bay community with a school-age child. Mumps is a highly contagious viral infection that can spread quickly among...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 According to a CDC FluView published today, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) reported a human infection with a novel influenza A virus. The patient was infected with an influenza...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 Oregon state health officials reported Wednesday the state’s first pediatric case of monkeypox virus (hMPXV). Public health officials say the case is linked to an adult monkeypox...

NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Oregon state health officials reported the state’s first cases of Candida auris, a serious fungal infection that is often resistant to multiple antifungal medicines. The...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 Washington County Public Health is investigating six cases of Legionnaires’ disease in the Murrayhill area of Beaverton. The cases were reported within the last week in people...

By Jory Lange An E. coli outbreak in Jackson County, Oregon has hospitalized 10 people and sickened 15.  Several of the people hospitalized are children.  Jackson County Public Health are working to...

On Tuesday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced new statewide outdoor mask requirements to help stop the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant. Effective Friday, August 27, masks will be required...