Montana | 18 May 2012 The Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) and local health agencies are continuing to report local outbreaks of pertussis, also known as whooping cough. The number of cases has passed 200, the highest number since Montana’s 2005 outbreak that resulted in almost 600 cases. Health officials...
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Wyoming | Smoke from wildfires can cause health concerns
Wyoming | 17 May 2012 With the local wildfire season off to an early start, health officials encourage potentially affected Wyoming residents to be mindful of the potential health effects caused by wildfire smoke. Some areas of southeast Wyoming are seeing some smoky air due to current wildfire near Fort Collins, Colorado. “Obviously, everyone...
Northern Territory | Water boil alert for Gunbalanya
Gunbalanya | 17 May 2012 A precautionary advice for drinking water (water boil alert) was issued today for the Gunbalanya Community following the detection of the E. coli bacteria in the community’s water supply. The Department of Health today confirmed that remedial measures were being taken to ensure that the water supply will be...
South Australia | Meningococcal season reminder
SA | 17 May 2012 Contact telephone number: 1300 232 272 (24 hours/7 days) Invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) should be considered in the differential diagnosis of any systemic febrile illness in any age group. A rash is not always present, especially in the early stages of the disease. Early recognition, immediate presumptive treatment with...
South Australia | Meningococcal case
SA | 17 May 2012 A four month old female from rural South Australia has been admitted to hospital with invasive meningococcal disease and is in a satisfactory condition. SA Health has identified several contacts. Of these, six people have been directed to receive clearance antibiotics. Meningococcal health information has been distributed to all...
Illinois | Third human case of Hantavirus in state
Springfield | 16 May 2012 The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is reporting the third case of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a rodent-spread disease, in Illinois. Final confirmatory testing from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will be available next week. The state’s first case, reported in 1996, was a northwestern Illinois...
South Carolina | DHEC finds no specific link identified between restaurant, disease outbreak
Columbia | 16 May 2012 The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control finds no ongoing transmission of disease or current public health threat related to a Spartanburg-area Mexican restaurant, the agency announced today. “While it is our policy not to release information during a pending investigation unless it affects the health of the...
Pennsylvania | WNv-carrying mosquito is state’s earliest detected
Harrisburg | 16 May 2012 Pennsylvania today reported the earliest detection of a West Nile virus-carrying mosquito since testing began in 2000. The infected mosquito was found May 3 in Exeter Township, Berks County, the departments of Environmental Protection and Health announced today. “The unseasonably warm weather in March caused the virus cycle to...
Northern Territory | Warning of influx of salt marsh mosquitoes
Darwin | 15 May 2012 A total of 408 hectares of Darwin swampland has been sprayed in the past week following the discovery of high numbers of salt marsh larvae during Department of Health surveys. “The extensive helicopter control operation in Leanyer and Holmes Jungle swamp has averted a major salt marsh mosquito plague...
Vermont | After the flood, recreational waters monitored for health and safety
Burlington | 11 May 2012 Eight months after Irene, state environmental and health officials are monitoring Vermont’s lakes and streams for any lingering health or safety hazards in recreational waters. Due to the magnitude of flooding experienced in many areas of the state, it’s likely that any biological or chemical contaminants that may have...
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