by admin | Oct 18, 2018 | Outbreaks
Originally Published by Mental Floss The rapid spread of a polio-like disease across the U.S. is causing concern within the medical community. Since the start of 2018, there have been 127 reported cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), with 62 of those cases confirmed...
by admin | Oct 18, 2018 | Infection prevention, Outbreaks
Originally Published by the Washington Post Federal health officials took the unusual step on Tuesday of warning the public about an increase in a mysterious and rare condition that mostly affects children and can cause paralysis. So far this year, 127 confirmed or...
by admin | Oct 16, 2018 | Infection prevention, Outbreaks
Originally Published by InformNNY.com The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report last week with details about a Campylobacter outbreak you may have heard about. Between 2016 and 2018, 118 people across 18 states were infected. Twenty-four percent...
