U.S. health officials in Kansas and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that Kansas is now facing the “largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreak in United States history.”
A resident in Louisiana has been hospitalized with the first “severe” case of H5N1 bird flu, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced, making it the first case in the United States.
Almost 70 people have fallen ill and 18 have been hospitalized as a result of a salmonella outbreak linked to whole fresh cucumbers sold in 26 U.S. states and some parts of Canada.
McDonald’s Quarter Pounders have been linked to a series of hospital visits stemming from the ingestion of a deadly E. coli strain, causing one known death and leaving 75 people ill so far.
Eight people in Rwanda have died from the Ebola-like and highly contagious Marburg virus just a day after the outbreak had been declared.
Deli meat maker Boar’s Head has expanded its recall of deli meats to include a massive seven million pounds of deli and poultry items in an alarming multistate outbreak of listeria infections.
Donald Sutherland, one of Canada’s most versatile and gifted actors, has died at the age of 88.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have issued a warning for Rocky Mountain spotted fever.