Powassan, Bourbon, and Lyme cases show tick-borne illnesses are not confined to one region....
Meanwhile, the Cyclospora outbreak continues. Maine recently joined the list of states experiencing an outbreak....
One defendant said in a recorded conversation: “this home health care is the best kept secret . . . I made a buck plus [each of] the last five years, that’s, that’s a half a million dollars . . . I ain’t checking on nobody.”...
Lettuce recall slams California farmers, despite the fact that state's produce is not linked to current outbreaks in 45 states....
Meanwhile, Canada is dealing with its own outbreak of a diarrhea-causing microbe found in garlic powder....
Meanwhile, an article in Forbes blames the current outbreak on...
Despite early alarm and intense media coverage, the incident followed a predictable course for a rare zoonotic pathogen rather than escalating into a broader public health crisis....
CDC urgently seeking source of parasitic Cyclospora outbreak that has spread to hundreds in Michigan and 20 other states....
However, the outbreak has not met the criteria of a pandemic....
Hantavirus, particularly the Andes strain, is serious but very limited in its ability to spread, and the data simply do not support pandemic-scale alarm....
So far, 11 passengers have tested positive for Andes strain, with 3 in critical condition. An expert asserts that assurances of low risk to general public is "calm-mongering"....
Why is the media suddenly so interested in this disease, given that thousands of people are stricken with hantavirus annually? ...
You don’t need a federal task force to tell you that rats, refuse, and unchecked human misery are a breeding ground for disease. You simply need the political will to stop pretending this is normal....
Health officials in at least a dozen countries are monitoring passengers who have since returned home after the ship docked....
What was once a disease largely confined to regions with poor sanitation is now spreading through multiple channels in the U.S. and abroad, fueled by homelessness, inadequate hygiene, and sexual transmission. ...
Here we go again!...
In a bid to remain relevant after the US withdrawal earlier this year, WHO issued a statement about the recent spate of international polio cases....
The admin wants "to ensure that the state of Minnesota takes its obligation seriously to be good stewards of the American people's tax money."...
