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This Season’s Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) Outbreak

January 30, 2023September 17, 2024 Amelia Thyen

Image courtesy of Brett Jordan Egg prices have been on the rise across the United States in recent months, in part due to the highly

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Cholera Outbreak in Haiti – First in 3 Years

November 25, 2022September 17, 2024 Amelia Thyen

Photo courtesy of Vaccines at Sanofi; CC-BY-NC-ND. After more than 3 years with no reported cases, cholera has re-emerged in Haiti, in part due to

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Poliovirus Spreading in the United States: New York Declares State of Emergency

September 27, 2022September 17, 2024 Amelia Thyen

Photo courtesy of Navy Medicine. In response to the detection of paralytic polio in an unvaccinated Rockland County resident earlier this year, wastewater surveillance systems

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The Increasing Incidence of Lyme Disease and Recent Fatal Cases of Powassan Virus in the Northeastern United States

September 5, 2022September 17, 2024 Amelia Thyen

Photo courtesy of Neil R; CC-BY-NC. In the United States (US), Lyme disease is spread through the bite of a deer tick infected with Borrelia

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Sewage Surveillance Systems in London Detect Vaccine Derived Poliovirus – Still No Confirmed Cases

July 13, 2022September 17, 2024 Amelia Thyen

Photo courtesy of Tullio Saba Polio is on the short list of infectious diseases with the potential to be completely eradicated from the globe, with

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Ramsay Hunt Syndrome: What is Happening to Justin Bieber’s Face?

June 22, 2022September 17, 2024 Amelia Thyen

Image courtesy of Internet Archive Book Images, 1889. Ramsay Hunt syndrome, named for the neurologist who first described the illness, is a rare viral infection

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