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WASHINGTON, D.C. — A multistate Cyclospora outbreak linked to recalled Taylor Farms iceberg lettuce has expanded to Pennsylvania and three other states, raising the number of laboratory-confirmed illnesses to 1,947 …
Lettuce-Linked Cyclospora Outbreak Expands to Pennsylvania Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Hospital-acquired infections declined in U.S. hospitals between 2015 and 2023, according to new federal data, though health officials estimate more than half a million patients still developed …
CDC Reports Decline in Hospital-Acquired Infections Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health officials on Friday linked 1,644 Cyclospora infections and 94 hospitalizations across five states to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants, prompting the supplier …
CDC Links 1,644 Illnesses to Taco Bell Lettuce Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States is experiencing its earliest and most active start to West Nile virus season in more than two decades, with 48 human cases reported by …
CDC Reports Earliest, Most Active Start to West Nile Season Since 2004 Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has concluded its public health response to a Hantavirus exposure event linked to the M/V Hondius cruise ship after …
HHS Ends Monitoring After Hantavirus Exposure on Cruise Ship Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health officials are investigating a multistate outbreak of infant botulism that has hospitalized three infants in California, Pennsylvania and Washington, prompting a nationwide recall of Nara …
CDC Investigates Infant Formula-Linked Botulism Cases Across Three States Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has activated a Level 3 emergency response following recent detections of New World screwworm infestations in animals in Texas and …
CDC Activates Emergency Response as Screwworm Reaches U.S. Livestock Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health officials are investigating a multistate Listeria outbreak linked to recalled requesón and soft ricotta cheese products that has sickened eight people, hospitalized seven, and resulted …
CDC Investigates Listeria Outbreak Tied to Recalled Soft Cheese Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — A federal study reviewing a decade of outbreak investigations found that U.S. residents who traveled for cosmetic procedures experienced infections, other serious complications, and, in some cases, …
CDC Study Links Cosmetic Surgery Tourism to Serious Complications Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health officials have expanded an ongoing Salmonella investigation tied to moringa-based dietary supplements after identifying 22 additional illnesses across four more states, adding to concerns that …
CDC Expands Salmonella Probe as Moringa Cases Rise Read More