In The News: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
It all started with pineapple, the culprit behind the recent recalls of frozen fruit products across stores in the United States. Make sure to check those packaged fruits in your freezer to avoid accidentally making a Listeria-spiked smoothie.
This month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) health advisory message to provide the following guidance: measles For those who travel abroad this summer.
This month the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory Message, providing guidance on measles prevention for those traveling abroad this summer.
A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) noted a rise in human metapneumovirus (HMPV).
The latest subvariant that causes COVID-19 is spreading rapidly, but the World Health Organization considers it to be no more dangerous than the other variations of the novel coronavirus now in circulation.
Scientists are calling it an emerging global public health threat and Nevada has seen more cases than any other state. Candida auris is a fungal infection that primarily impacts places like hospitals and nursing homes. Now 51ԹϺ researchers are tracking it. They are looking at wastewater samples much like they have for Covid-19 and even monkeypox. The researchers report they have found positive samples of the deadly fungus at all seven sewer sheds in the Vegas Valley.
A new report shows that Southern Nevada has the highest number of cases of a potentially lethal fungus in the country.
Tick season is not only starting sooner—it’s becoming a year-round event. While April through September are usually the most active months, the pesky eight-legged parasites are biting people and animals much earlier in the year than expected. The increasing tick bites are leading to a rise in a variety of tick-borne diseases, including some that were previously uncommon.
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A potentially deadly fungus that is resistant to medicine is spreading quickly across the United States, and Nevada has the most cases of any state in the last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The highest number of monkeypox (mpox) cases in the world is reported in the United States, with a total of 30,225 cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of March 1, 2023, 38 deaths had been recorded.
“DO I HAVE LONG COVID?” That question has probably crossed your mind if you’re still dealing with lingering symptoms, like fatigue, brain fog, or shortness of breath, weeks or months after recovering from Covid-19.