An increase in the number of reported cases of pertussis — commonly known as whooping cough — in San Mateo County calls for increased awarenes…
A San Mateo County resident was diagnosed with the first known case in the United States of a certain variation of mpox, known as clade I mpox…
Congo's South Kivu province is at the epicenter of the world's latest mpox outbreak, in what the World Health Organization has called a global health emergency. A new strain of the virus is rapidly spreading, largely through skin-to-skin contact, sparking alarm among disease experts. Public health officials have zeroed in on Kamituga, a remote yet bustling gold mining town that attracts miners, sex workers and traders who are constantly on the move. Health officials say cases found in other parts of eastern Congo can be traced back here, but a lack of funds, vaccines and information is making it difficult to stem the spread. Since the outbreak began, nearly 1,000 people in Kamituga have been infected and eight have died, half of them children.
New Hampshire health authorities are reporting the death of a person who tested positive for the mosquito-borne eastern equine encephalitis virus. The Hampstead resident's infection was the first in the state in a decade. The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services says the person had severe central nervous system symptoms. There is no vaccine or antiviral treatment available. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says about a third of people who develop encephalitis from the virus die, and survivors can suffer lifelong mental and physical disabilities. There are typically about 11 human cases of eastern equine encephalitis in the U.S. per year.
School attendance tanked during the pandemic and has only started to recover. One reason? Parents are struggling to decide when it's OK to send a child to school while sick. During the pandemic, schools had strict COVID-19 protocols. Many parents kept kids home for days after they had a cough or fever. Schools and health experts are now saying it is OK to send children to class with some symptoms of illness, including a runny nose or cough. If your child has a fever, keep them home from school until the fever is gone for 24 hours without medication.
A fourth dairy worker in the U.S. has been infected with bird flu. Health officials said Wednesday that the worker in Colorado had an eye infection and has since recovered. The man worked on a farm in Colorado and had direct contact with infected cows. Three previous cases of human infection linked to cows were reported in dairy workers in Texas and Michigan this year. As of Wednesday, the Agriculture Department says more than 135 dairy herds in a dozen states had reported infections with bird flu that originated in poultry.
Dr. Chindi Peavey was named the new district manager of the San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District by its Board of Trustees ear…
In recognition of National Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness Month, the San Mateo County Health Department’s STD Control Program is colla…
WASHINGTON — Vaccines can keep chickens from dying of bird flu, but can immunized birds still silently spread infection?
