NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is working with the Shelby County Health Department and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) to investigate...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Tennessee A deer harvested in Shelby County has tested positive for chronic wasting disease (CWD), according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). The...

Mosquito-borne illness is circulating throughout Tennessee and state health officials are urging the public to take preventive steps to avoid mosquito-borne diseases. This comes after reports of two...

Biologists have confirmed white-nose syndrome (WNS) in the southeastern bat (Myotis austroriparius) for the first time. The species joins eight other hibernating bat species in North America that are afflicted...

The Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) has identified four cases of mumps in Shelby County since March 2017. “With outbreaks in our neighboring states, it is not unexpected to see cases here in...

The Shelby County Health Department (SCHD), along with the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH), recently confirmed the first human case of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Shelby County. The reported case is...

The Shelby County Health Department (SCHD) confirmed the first human death due to West Nile Virus (WNV) in Shelby County, and health officials continue to urge residents to assist in reducing the mosquito...

As of June 20, the measles outbreak in Shelby County has officially ended with no new confirmed cases in the last two consecutive incubation periods, 42 days. The outbreak was comprised of seven confirmed...

From the beginning of the year to May 6, 11 people from 4 states were reported to have measles. Seven of those cases are from Tennessee’s largest county, Shelby County. California, Georgia and...

The number of measles cases reported in the Memphis area stands at six, prompting the Shelby County Health Department to declare an outbreak. County health officials remind residents For measles vaccinations,...