Public Health

The New York City Health Department is investigating a Legionnaires’ disease cluster that has hospitalized 53 people so far, and identified 76 water towers that have tested positive for the bacteria. On June 27, the health department identified the first…

As a summer cyclosporiasis outbreak spreads across 34 states, some hospitals have pulled leafy greens and salad bar items from their cafeterias, while others are leaving food offerings in place and watching for cases.  The moves come as case counts…

Michigan’s cyclosporiasis outbreak has surpassed 2,600 cases, state health officials said July 13, making it the hardest-hit state in a national outbreak that has strained hospital lab testing. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services reported 2,640 total cases…

The Trump administration is blocking American citizens in the Democratic Republic of Congo from returning to the U.S. on commercial flights, a White House official told Becker’s. On July 13, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy signed an updated Title 42…

A second U.S. citizen has tested positive for Ebola, the CDC reported July 10.  The patient is working as a warehouse manager in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the Christian aid group Samaritan’s Purse and is in his 60s,…

On July 7, acting CDC Director Jay Bhattacharya, MD, PhD, sent an email to CDC employees saying that the agency’s Ebola outbreak response will last for several months and require more personnel, the Federal News Network reported.  “The coming months…

The CDC has confirmed 843 domestic cases of cyclosporiasis across 31 states as of July 9, up sharply from the 145 cases in 17 states the agency had reported as of June 16. Eighty-six people have been hospitalized and no…

The planned July meeting for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has been postponed until late August, an HHS spokesperson told Becker’s. Six things to know: 1. It is the fourth time the meeting has been delayed. The task force,…

Front-line healthcare workers at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo went on strike over a lack of pay and poor working conditions, Reuters reported July 7. Workers from in and outside hospitals said they…

The World Health Organization has declared an end to the Andes hantavirus outbreak tied to the M/V Hondius cruise ship, closing out a two-month response across 33-countries and territories.  In its July 2 Disease Outbreak News notice, the WHO said…