For the fifth consecutive public update, the S.C. Department of Public Health had no new measles cases to report, clearing the way for the Spartanburg County-centered outbreak to officially end later ...

A meningitis outbreak in Kent has been caused by a strain of bacteria that appears to be genetically distinct from anything scientists have seen before. Health officials are working urgently to ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Public Health reported no new measles cases since Friday, keeping the total tied to the Upstate outbreak at 997. Health officials said there are ...

The UK meningitis outbreak may worsen in coming weeks and months, with further contamination unrelated to the southeastern county of Kent where it first emerged. There is a risk that the epidemic will ...

One Wednesday this month, loud cries erupted from two teenage girls huddled over a cellphone in the parking lot of a local supermarket. They had just learned that a classmate at the private K-12 ...

Harlem Hospital ignored its own commitment to conduct weekly rapid testing that could have prevented the spread of Legionnaires' disease ahead of last summer’s deadly outbreak, according to documents ...

Sassuolo revealed on the eve of their Serie A clash with Juventus that they had notified Lega Serie A of a confirmed case of whooping cough in the squad, along with five additional team members ...

Health officials in the United Kingdom are investigating a cluster of meningococcal infections, including two deaths. The situation has drawn renewed attention to meningococcal group B, or MenB, an ...

Cruise ship virus outbreaks attract attention, in part because they are among the most closely monitored in the travel industry. This is what passengers should understand before setting sail. A string ...

Students at the University of Kent in the U.K. are calling for a shutdown in light of an active meningitis outbreak. The demands follow multiple alerts from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) about ...

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