NewsDesk @bactiman63 Maryland health officials reported Friday on a confirmed, locally acquired malaria case in a Maryland resident who lives in the National Capital Region. The individual was hospitalized...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews An outbreak of gastrointestinal illness on the campus of Georgetown University in Washington, DC has been linked to norovirus, according to school officials Friday. Georgetown...

By NewsDesk  @infectiousdiseasenews The Smithsonian’s National Zoo reported Friday that nine big cats have presumptively tested for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The count as of...

The District of Columbia Department of Health (DC Health) recently released its 2018 HIV, STD, Hepatitis, and TB Surveillance Report for the District of Columbia, which shows record numbers and increases...

In an update on the Vibrio parahaemolyticus outbreak reported initially in Maryland last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced late yesterday they are now investigating...

American University in Washington, DC is reporting that local health officials notified them of five suspected mumps cases, prompting a health alert on campus. According to officials, all affected students...

Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), a family of highly pathogenic antibiotic-resistant organisms, are endemic across Washington, D.C. healthcare facilities, with 5.2% of inpatients testing positive...

In mid-May, The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) collaborated with City Wildlife, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating sick, orphaned and injured wild animals in Washington,...

The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in collaboration with the Health Departments in Prince George’s County and the District of Columbia, is, out of an abundance of caution, informing...

The George Washington University Colonial Health Center has confirmed that two resident students on the university’s Foggy Bottom campus have contracted the mumps. The cases were reported to the D.C....