The McHenry County Department of Health is investigating 61 cyclosporiasis cases reported since June 25, a rise of more than five times the same period last year.
Posts tagged as “Outbreak”
A man in Congo works to slow the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history without pay, highlighting the challenges faced by front-line health workers.
Thousands of cyclosporiasis cases, characterized by explosive diarrhea, have been reported across numerous US states in recent weeks. Health officials are investigating the source.
New York City health officials have confirmed 36 cases of Legionnaires' disease on the Upper East Side, with 22 individuals hospitalized. The outbreak is believed to be linked to contaminated cooling towers.
New York City health officials are investigating a cluster of Legionnaires' disease cases in Carnegie Hill and Yorkville, urging residents with flu-like symptoms to seek medical attention.
The whereabouts of nearly 300 individuals who have tested positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remain unknown, according to Africa's top public health official, raising concerns about community transmission.
France has confirmed its first case of Ebola in a doctor who recently returned from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Seventy-five healthcare workers have contracted Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with 17 fatalities reported as the outbreak spreads rapidly.
The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) risks becoming deadlier than the 2014-2016 West Africa epidemic, warns the head of Africa's Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Tens of thousands remain untraced.
Health officials have issued a measles exposure alert for San Francisco International Airport and two San Jose grocery stores after an infectious adult passed through the locations.