Having eliminated all but very small measles outbreaks, usually related to international travel, for decades, the United States is close to welcoming the disease back as an endemic pathogen. Arstechnica offers a nice recap of how we got rid of measles and touches on what has brought it back. — Read the rest
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The number of measles cases around the world nearly doubled from 2022 to 2023, researchers say, presenting a challenge to efforts to achieve and maintain elimination status in many countries. There were 171,153 cases globally in 2022, according to Dr. Patrick O’Connor of the World Health Organization, who presented
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The number of measles cases around the world nearly doubled from 2022 to 2023, researchers say, presenting a challenge to efforts to achieve and maintain elimination status in many countries. There were 171,153 cases globally in 2022, according to Dr. Patrick O’Connor of the World Health Organization, who presented
By Katherine Dillinger, CNN (CNN) — The number of measles cases around the world nearly doubled from 2022 to 2023, researchers say, presenting a challenge to efforts to achieve and maintain elimination status in many countries. There were 171,153 cases globally in 2022, according to Dr. Patrick O’Connor of the World Health Organization, who presented
The HSE has warned parents to be on the alert for measles after a case was linked to a children’s play centre in Dublin.
New York City health officials issued a warning about the increase in transmitted bacterial illness spread by rat urine after 24 cases were reported in 2023, the most for any year. Only six cases of leptospirosis have been reported in the city so far this year, but numbers were trending upward, the New York City Department of Health said. Cases in New York are largely associated with exposure to materials contaminated with rat urine from the Norway rat. The disease can cause fever, headache,...
Rabbi Elie Buechler cautioned the students against returning to campus. The warning came amid a days-long protest that saw more than 100 arrested
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — UPDATE (4:43 PM) – The National Weather Service
Schools in different parts of the country sent messages to parents via the Wilma messaging system, urging them to discuss the matter with their children.
California Governor Gavin Newsom issued a warning for President Joe Biden on Sunday about independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s effort to be on the ballot in this year's election.Former President Donald Trump and Biden have clinched the nominations of the Republican and Democratic parties, respectively, with each having won a majority of the state primary contests as they seek reelection this year to a second term. However, a 2020 rematch is an unpopular one, with voters...
Officials have issued a public health alert for ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli.The Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said the raw ground beef products subject to the alert bear the establishment number "EST. 960A" inside the USDA mark of inspection and were shipped to food service institutions and retail locations nationwide.They were produced on March 28, 2024, have a use/freeze by date of April 22, 2024 and packaging data of...
Big hail a potential threat, to begin the week. Law enforcement emphasizes