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Washington – U.S. Rep. Brandon Williams is recovering at his apartment here after suffering a serious infection related to his heart bypass surgery two week ago, a spokesman said Friday. “The congressman is recovering from his surgery. However, he faced a localized but serious infection that required immediate treatment this week,” spokesman Taylor Weyeneth said […]
(WFSB) – The Connecticut Department of Public Health is warning residents about the potential dangers of consuming raw shellfish and exposure to salt or brackish water along Long Island Sound, due to severe Vibrio vulnificus infections. Since July 1, three cases of V. vulnificus infections have been reported to DPH. The three patients are between […]
Enlarge Getty | Portland Press Herald Local and federal authorities have shut down what seems to be an illegal medical lab hidden in a California warehouse that contained nearly 1,000 laboratory mice, hundreds of unknown chemicals, refrigerators and freezers, vials of biohazardous materials, including blood, incubators, and at least 20 infectious agents, including SARS-CoV-2, HIV, […]
Northern communities in Saskatchewan are seeing a spike in sexually-transmitted infections (STIs)like chlamydia and gonorrhea. Nnamdi Ndubuka, medical health officer with Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority, said there was an 87 per cent increase in gonorrhea between 2020 and 2022, and a 25 per jump in chlamydia between 2021 and 2022. He said there’s a wide […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Three North Carolina residents died this month from infections from bacteria naturally found in warm seawater and brackish water, state health officials said Friday. Cases of Vibrio are rare in North Carolina. While healthy people typically develop mild illness, infections can be severe or life-threatening for those with weakened immune systems […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Three North Carolina residents died this month from infections from bacteria naturally found in warm seawater and brackish water, state health officials said Friday. Cases of Vibrio are rare in North Carolina. While healthy people typically develop mild illness, infections can be severe or life-threatening for those with weakened immune systems […]
Brits travelling to one of France top tourist destinations have been warned over a potentially lethal disease outbreak. The country has seen a huge surge in cases of tick-borne encephalitis in recent months, with the hospitalisation rate now at 94%., according to public health chiefs. The cases appear to be concentrated around a region in […]
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The New Mexico Department of Health confirmed Friday that two patients have been infected with West Nile Virus in the past week. One patient is from Sandoval County. Both patients, the other is from Lea County, were hospitalized and are recovering. Also, one horse from Sierra County has also been diagnosed with West Nile virus. […]