Since March of this year, New Jersey based Princeton University has been dealing with an onslaught of severe bacterial meningitis cases. Last week, the eighth
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Reports of Bovine Tuberculosis (TB) in livestock from Northeast England’s County Durham have local farmers worried that infections could spread to more areas. The herd
Mexico has reported at least 176 cases of cholera and at least one death from the disease since health officials first reported the disease on
UPDATE 10/29/13: The World Health Organization has reported their laboratory in Tunis isolated the wild polio virus in samples taken from 10 of 22 Syrian
Veterinarians are urging pet owners to remain calm in the face of a new canine virus. The novel virus is a circovirus, known to infect
With the current buzz these past few weeks about the government shutdown, some have wondered what impact mandated furloughs at the Centers for Disease Control
Just one month after a diver alerted Vancouver Aquarium staff to dozens of dead sea stars in the waters near Whytecliff Park, British Columbia, the
An outbreak of cholera in Hidalgo State and the neighboring Federal District of Mexico City has caused 79 cases of disease, including one fatality. The
If you’re following health news from Florida right now, you’re aware of the “flesh-eating bacteria” buzz. 59-year-old Henry “Butch” Konietzky of Palm Coast, FL died
Health officials recently informed 15 patients across New England that they may be infected with Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD). Unfortunately, there is no screening mechanism for