Shreveport
SHREVEPORT, La. -- A Ruston-area family is asking for prayers and support as their 7-year-old daughter faces a serious health battle involving a rare brain infection.
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Georgia
Kindergarten immunization rates are falling and vaccine exemptions are on the rise, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released this week. In a press release, the CDC said the data shows vaccine rates remain high and encourages parents to talk to their doctors about vaccine options. Nationally, vaccine rates for […]
Michigan
Michigan has documented 13,909 cases of cyclosporiasis, according to the state’s Department of Health and Human Services, up from the 12,485 cases reported last Thursday. The department is issuing weekly updates on the number of documented cases with weekly updates on hospitalizations, as well as cases recorded in each of Michigan’s 83 counties. A total […]
Minnesota
This story was originally reported by The 19th. Dr. Erica Schwartz will be the first Black woman to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, promising that she will show “radical transparency and unwavering scientific integrity” in the role. But she faces political headwinds and practical challenges as she starts the job. Schwartz, who […]
Ohio
Ohio has seen its second straight week of “significant increases” in cases of cyclosporiasis, the parasite that has been connected to leafy greens, and to severe diarrhea throughout the U.S, according to the state’s health director. The Ohio Department of Health shows the state has seen nearly 4,000 cases since June 1. The highest numbers […]
States Newsroom
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added Arkansas to its list of states connected to an ongoing outbreak of a parasitic illness linked to lettuce, the state health department confirmed Wednesday. The microscopic parasite known as cyclospora has sickened thousands of people across the U.S. in recent weeks. Arkansas and five other states were […]
Missouri
The same food supply chain that lets restaurants serve nearly identical produce in Missouri, Michigan or California can also make it remarkably difficult to figure out where contamination began when Americans get sick. As cyclospora cases climb across Missouri and Kansas, public health investigators are working backward through a supply chain that can stretch thousands […]
California
(Legal Newsline) - Lawsuits have begun to land in courts across the country over the recent outbreak of "explosive diarrhea"-inducing bacterial contamination, beginning with lawsuits in Ohio federal court against owners of Taco Bell fast food restaurants, claiming lettuce used in their food products is at least partly to blame for the nationwide outbreak.
Shreveport
BATON ROUGE, La. — Health officials are investigating an increase in cases of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by the microscopic parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis. Louisiana is among the states reporting cases during the current national surge, prompting renewed attention to food safety practices for consumers, fresh produce growers and food handlers.
Shreveport
SHREVEPORT, La. — As families across the ArkLaTex prepare for Fourth of July cookouts and holiday gatherings, federal health officials are urging people to practice safe food handling after a rise in cases of a foodborne parasitic illness.
