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Blastomyces Outbreak Hits Michigan Paper Mill

A rare, but serious fungal outbreak has impacted employees at an Upper Peninsula paper mill in Michigan. The Escanaba plant,…

2 years ago

4 Cyclospora Outbreaks This Summer

Yet another Cyclospora cayetanensis outbreak is under investigation by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the most recent…

2 years ago

Ground Beef Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 16, Hospitalizes 6

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) posted an update on the active Salmonella outbreak that has sickened 16…

2 years ago

Toddler Dies and 14 Others Sickened in Farming Camp E. coli Outbreak

A recent Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Notes from the Field, issued by the Center for Disease Control and…

2 years ago

Salmonella Outbreak in King County, Washington, and No One Can Find the Source

King County Public Health has been investigating a Salmonella Berta infection outbreak that has linked at least 6 people with…

2 years ago

Grand Rapids Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is currently investigating a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak cluster with five confirmed cases so far.…

2 years ago

Peru Campylobacter at 130, 4 Deaths

The National Center for Epidemiology, Prevention, and Disease Control of Peru (the equivalent of our Centers for Disease Control and…

2 years ago

Ecoli Closes Popular UK Adventure Farm Park

Hobbledown, an Adventure Farm Park located near Epson in Surrey temporarily closed on July 27, 2023, for investigation after 3…

2 years ago

Lehi Ecoli Outbreak Strikes Children, Source Unknown

Eight cases of E. coli were reported in Utah County over the last two weeks, with five people hospitalized, according…

2 years ago

Playdium Pool Ecoli Outbreak

According to KWTX, the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District announced it is investigating multiple cases of E.coli infection “potentially linked…

2 years ago