Tampa-area dengue outbreak is now the largest in the continental US in decades
Florida has confirmed 252 locally acquired dengue infections this year, 223 of them in Hillsborough County, as three Tampa Bay counties operate under emergency orders.
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Disease, vaccines, food safety and the policies that protect community health.
MMR vaccinations surge as Pennsylvania battles worst measles outbreak in decades
State health officials reported 977 cases and five measles-associated deaths as of Oct. 2, while monthly MMR doses climbed to about twice their usual level.
Lancet series ties problematic screen use to poorer youth health, urges regulation
Researchers who reviewed data on about 9 million young people say governments and tech companies, not just parents, must act, while noting the evidence cannot prove…
FDA closes lettuce outbreak probe after finding cyclospora at Mexican sites
Inspectors found the parasite in a Taylor Farms de Mexico plant's wastewater tank and in a grower's drainage ditch, but the agency could not say how…
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What to know about Congo’s Ebola outbreak as deaths pass 4,000
The outbreak, caused by a rare Ebola species with no approved vaccine or treatment, is the fastest-growing on record, and health officials warn a recent dip…