Health officials in the nation’s capital are warning of a possible measles exposure Tuesday after a person with a “confirmed case” traveled through two of the busiest airports in the region while returning home from an international trip. DC Health says the potential exposure occurred in the international arrivals area of the main terminal at … Read more
An outbreak of whooping cough (pertussis) has been reported on Long Island, New York, according to health officials. On Dec. 30, 2023, Suffolk County Health Commissioner Dr. Gregson Pigott released a statement noting that the county’s health department is tracking a growing number of pertussis cases. Of the 108 cases that have been reported, the “vast … Read more
The Evanston Health and Human Services Department is investigating a norovirus outbreak linked to a $1-burrito event for Northwestern University students. The “$1 Burrito event” for Northwestern University students took place last Saturday between 1 and 8 p.m. with Big Wig Tacos. The city’s health department began receiving complaints on Monday from students who reported experiencing stomach cramps, vomiting, and … Read more
The World Health Organisation has asked China for details about an outbreak of respiratory illnesses and reportedly undiagnosed pneumonia after local media shared footage of hospitals crowded with children. Since mid-October, northern China has reported an increase in “influenza-like illnesses” compared with the same period in the previous three years, according to WHO. Clusters of … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a food safety alert linked to several fruits. On Friday, November 17, the HMC Group Marketing, Inc., which does business as HMC Farms, voluntarily recalled peaches, plums and nectarines sold in retail stores between May 1 and November 15, 2022, and between May 1 and November 15, 2023. The … Read more
Dozens of people across 15 states have become sick after contracting salmonella from cantaloupes included in a recent recall, according to U.S. health officials. At least 43 people in 15 states have been infected in the salmonella outbreak, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. Seventeen of those people have been hospitalized. Several … Read more
Federal health officials are investigating a multi-state outbreak of salmonella infections that has already got more than 70 people sick and sent over a dozen to the hospital. As of Tuesday, 73 people across 22 states were infected with a strain of salmonella, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) believes could have … Read more
Is the a-crop-alypse upon us? Enjoy your nanners while you can: Scientists warn that the most popular type of banana could be on the brink of extinction due to a disease outbreak that’s ravaging the potassium-filled fruit. “Nobody is even close to solving the problem,” Dan Koeppel, author of the book “Banana: The Fate of … Read more
Measles — a deadly scourge of children before a vaccine was invented in 1963 — is back. Health officials in Wisconsin and Illinois are warning the public that one case has been reported in each state. The Illinois case was discovered in Cook County, the state’s most populated county, which includes Chicago. In neighboring Wisconsin, … Read more
A couple whose wedding guests were hit by a gastro outbreak have shared their side of the story for the first time. Rebecca and Brodey Fitz-Gerald were warned ahead of their wedding reception at The Park in inner-city Melbourne on September 16 that the venue had been linked to a gastro outbreak. “We got a … Read more
This time, it might be wise to kiss and tell. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are urging reptile owners not to “kiss or snuggle your turtle” amid an ongoing “multistate outbreak” of salmonella linked to “small turtles” that has sickened more than two dozen people across the nation. As of Wednesday, there were … Read more
A national state of emergency has been declared in Peru as doctors battle an outbreak of a rare disease that can cause lifelong paralysis or death. More than 230 cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome, or GBS, have been reported in the South American country, with more than half the cases occurring in a brief five-week period … Read more
An outbreak of Salmonella linked to ground beef has sickened 16 people in the Northeast and hospitalized six others, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency said nine people who had taken ill were from New Jersey, with others in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. Investigators are working to identify the … Read more
Houston health officials are warning residents of a syphilis outbreak that is responsible for a 128% increase in cases among women. The Houston Health Department said it has also led to a nine-fold rise in congenital syphilis in Houston and Harris County. Statistics indicated that new infections rose by 57%, from 1,845 in 2019 to 2,905 … Read more
Got dough? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged consumers to stop eating raw cookie dough after a national salmonella outbreak hospitalized three people. “Flour doesn’t look like a raw food, but most flour is raw,” the CDC wrote in a report updated Thursday. The agency explained that raw, or unbaked, flour used to … Read more
March won’t be going out like a lamb this year as a potential severe weather outbreak looms for the Plains, Midwest and South to close out the month, less than a week after a deadly tornado outbreak tore across Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia last Friday night and into the weekend. The setup for severe weather can be traced back to a bomb cyclone that has … Read more
Experts are sounding alarm bells after a deadly virus outbreak in Africa. The Marburg virus has already claimed the lives of nine people in Equatorial Guinea as of Tuesday, prompting the World Health Organization to summon an emergency meeting to control the spread and prevent infection. So far, there are at least 16 suspected cases. … Read more
This is retched news. Stomach “bugs” are in bloom in the US. Also known as the “stomach flu” (though unrelated to influenza), the highly contagious gastrointestinal illness is typically caused by norovirus infection, prompting days of vomiting, diarrhea and fever in children and adults — which, yes, could even lead to death if not properly … Read more
Sign up to our Evening Headlines email for your daily guide to the latest news Sign up to our free US Evening Headlines email What started as a common bacterial infection ended in death for fifteen children infected with Strep A in Britain. Health authorities have issued a dire warning to parents in the UK … Read more
Image: Shutterstock (Shutterstock) A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers some good and bad news about the country’s ongoing monkeypox outbreak. New cases are slowing down, likely thanks to a combination of vaccination and education efforts. But it’s also likely that the virus won’t be eradicated here and will … Read more