NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a news release from South Dakota State Veterinarian, Beth Thompson, JD, DVM, it is reported that anthrax has been confirmed in South Dakota for the first time this year in a beef...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections. Fifteen people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 South Dakota officials reported Tuesday that several cows died from anthrax in a herd of 160 unvaccinated cattle in Meade County. These are the first anthrax cases confirmed in the...

NewsDesk @bactiman63 The South Dakota Department of Health is reporting a very sharp increase in syphilis cases early in 2022, according to data published last week. According to DOH data, the 5-year...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are investigating...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews Health officials from Nebraska and South Dakota reported their first human West Nile virus (WNV) cases of the year on Friday. Nebraska In Nebraska, the first human...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The South Dakota Animal Industry Board reported the confirmation of Bovine tuberculosis (TB) in a beef herd in Corson County. State Veterinarian Dr. Dustin Oedekoven says that...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 The South Dakota Department of Health (SD-DOH) has confirmed that the B.1.1.7 variant, aka the “U.K. variant” of COVID-19, has been detected in the state. The findings were...

By NewsDesk  @bactiman63 South Dakota state health officials reported Friday on the first influenza death of the 2020-2021 season. The death was reported in Potter County, and the individual was in...

The South Dakota Department of Health reported the first human West Nile virus (WNV) case of the year in a  McCook County resident. “Active transmission of West Nile virus is occurring in South Dakota...