SUNY Geneseo mumps cases up to 17, all fully vaccinated
The number of confirmed mumps cases reported at the State University of New York at Geneseo, or SUNY Geneseo has climbed to 17, according to school officials Friday. This includes 11 off-campus and six on-campus More...
South Carolina officials confirm mumps at Winthrop University
The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) reported confirming a mumps case connected to Winthrop University in Rock Hill this week. Officials said anyone who resided in or visited More...
Measles in the US: 288 cases reported so far this year, most cases in two decades
PRESS RELEASE Two hundred and eighty-eight cases of measles were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the United States between Jan. 1 and May 23, 2014. This is the largest number More...
OSU mumps outbreak spreads to Franklin County, OH community, 56 cases confirmed in total
The Ohio State University mumps outbreak that, as of Friday, infected 40 people, has spread to the surrounding community in Franklin County, according to a Columbus Public Health (CPH) news release today. Mumps More...
Measles outbreak strikes NYC, 16 cases reported in northern Manhattan, the Bronx
The New York City Health Department announced today that it has identified 16 cases of measles in northern Manhattan and the Bronx. Measles rashImage/CDC Seven adult cases and 9 pediatric cases have been identified More...
Mumps outbreak at Ohio State
The Columbus (OH) Health Department is reporting a outbreak of the viral disease, mumps on the campus of the Ohio State University, according to a WBNS-10TV report today. Image/Video Screen Shot At least seven students, More...
Syria polio update: Three more cases confirmed, total now 13
In a follow-up to a report two weeks ago, the number of confirmed cases of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) have increased by three in the Syrian Arab Republic, bringing the total cases confirmed in the war-torn More...
Egypt records more than 800 mumps cases since September
There has been 838 cases of the viral infection, mumps reported in Egypt since September says one Egyptian health expert in a Egypt Independent report Sunday. Image/CIA According to Dr. Amr Qandil, head of the More...
Mumps confirmed in Monmouth County, NJ, dozens under investigation
The Monmouth County Health Department reports confirming the first case of the viral, vaccine-preventable disease, mumps Friday, just two days after the first announcement of the outbreak investigation. “Lab More...
University of Richmond mumps outbreak expands
With the number of confirmed and suspected mumps cases on the University of Richmond (UR) campus, the university updated the health advisory this morning. The number of cases are up from just a week ago when University More...
Ear infections the number one cause of hearing loss globally
Ear infections and vaccine preventable infectious diseases are considered the number one causes of hearing loss, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) media release in time for International Ear Care More...
