CDC investigating salmonella outbreak related to turtles in 21 states, including Pennsylvania
The CDC said the outbreak is linked to turtles with shells less than four inches in length.
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The CDC said the outbreak is linked to turtles with shells less than four inches in length.
Officials have been warning of a return to the pre-pandemic trends of pertussis, also known as whooping cough.
A listeria outbreak linked to sliced deli meats has killed three people and sickened at least 43 others across 13 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A warning of a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak affecting 12 states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York, was issued by the CDC Friday afternoon linking infections to sliced meat at deli counters.
The two genetic changes to H1N1 could cut the effectiveness of the main flu antiviral doctors turn to.
Health officials in Pennsylvania are warning about possible measles exposures in the Philadelphia region.
Federal health officials say heat-related illnesses cause more than 600 deaths in the United States every year. 2023 was the warmest August on record globally and warmer than all other months except July.
More cases of measles have been reported so far this year, in less than four months, than in all of 2022. As of April 18, 125 cases were reported in 17 states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
As of April 18th, 125 cases were reported in 17 states including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Stephanie Stahl reports.
Health officials are warning consumers not to consume Infinite Herbs basil sold at some Trader Joe's and Dierberg's stores after 12 people were sickened.
The new recommendations apply to COVID-19 and other viruses, like flu and RSV.
Early data suggests the COVID vaccines have effectiveness against the recent JN.1 variant.
Despite a safe and effective vaccine to protect against measles, a decrease in children getting immunized is leading to a comeback of the highly contagious and potentially deadly virus.
Local health departments have reported measles cases and exposures in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
Health officials say the "urgent crisis" in antibiotic resistant bacteria must be addressed, even during a war.
CDC investigating fruit from HMC Farms after one person died and 10 are hospitalized following a listeria outbreak.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expanding surveillance of infectious diseases at some major airports.
The approach to fighting sexually transmitted infections has been nicknamed "Doxy-PEP."
So far, the CDC doesn't think the highly mutated BA.2.86 variant is to blame.
The CDC is warning of a salmonella outbreak related to small turtles which some people may have as pets.
More than two dozen cases of salmonella across 11 states have been linked to small turtles. Tennessee has been hit the hardest.
The CDC is investigating a multi-state salmonella outbreak that's been linked to ground beef.
The CDC first restricted importing animals from certain countries during the pandemic.
Some states have significantly higher rates of depression than others, a new report finds.
A growing number of states are decriminalizing fentanyl testing strips, seeking to protect people who use drugs from unwitting exposure to the highly potent synthetic opioid ravaging the U.S. with overdose deaths.
