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KINGSTON, Nov 21 - Jamaica has declared an outbreak of the bacterial disease leptospirosis, suspected of causing six deaths, following the devastation from Hurricane Melissa in late October. The ...

Arizona health officials are investigating a potential link between an E. coli outbreak and the State Fair. Multiple children were hospitalized with the infection, with some parents reporting they ...

A measles outbreak in Arizona and Utah shows no sign of slowing, putting the United States dangerously close to losing its elimination status for the vaccine-preventable disease. With holiday travel ...

Vaccination rates are falling in many communities due to widespread misinformation and previously eliminated or controlled illnesses like measles are surging across the United States and Canada.

Ethiopia confirmed its first outbreak of Marburg virus disease after sending samples from a cluster of suspected cases of viral hemorrhagic fever for testing earlier this week. The virus is the same ...

The CDC has confirmed 1,723 measles cases as of Nov. 12 — a more than 500% increase from 2024, when 285 U.S. cases were confirmed. The measles outbreak has progressively worsened. Nearly every state ...

Marshall County Public Health Director Sydney Grewell, right, addresses the Marshall County Board of Supervisors as Supervisor Kevin Goodman, left, looks on during a meeting Wednesday in Marshalltown.

Six Americans have died and more than 20 others have been sickened in a growing listeria outbreak linked to prepackaged pasta meals. It is upsetting, but not surprising. I worked on food safety at the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A listeria outbreak that federal health officials say has swept through 18 states, killing half a dozen people and ...

The CDC announced that an outbreak of Listeria has been expanded to include 27 cases across 18 states. The outbreak is connected to recalled premade pasta meal products, which were sold at Walmart, ...

A Newsweek map shows the spread of cases possibly related to the lysteria outbreak linked to some pasta products. Newsweek has contacted the CDC via email for further updates and to clarify which ...