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Ireland reports first avian influenza case in 14 years
TweetHealth and agriculture officials in Ireland were recently alerted to the country’s first case of avian influenza in 14 years. The Irish Health Protection Surveillance Center announced that the case was predominantly an animal-health issue and posed no threat to … Read More »
Yemeni measles outbreak could worsen
TweetMore than 150 Yemeni children under the age of five have died as a result of measles infections since mid-2011. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs recently announced the impact of a measles epidemic in Yemen. … Read More »
TB detected at Ohio high school
TweetAccording to the school board president of Lorain High School in Lorain, Ohio, a student at the school has tested positive for the active form of tuberculosis. Tests for the infectious disease will be available to staff and students at … Read More »
Mass. elementary school faces measles scare
TweetPublic health officials in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, recently announced that they are taking precautions after discovering a potential measles case at a nearby elementary school. The South Street Elementary School student is considered a low suspect case, health officials said. Those … Read More »
TB cases in New Mexico failed to decline in the last two years
TweetAccording to the New Mexico Department of Health, despite a decline in the number of tuberculosis cases in the United States in 2011, the amount of cases in New Mexico stayed the same. Nationwide, cases of active TB declined six … Read More »