Infectious diseases
The latest on infectious disease news, updates and analysis from Healthbeat.
As with many things in Atlanta, the answer involves Coca-Cola — and mosquitoes. Coca-Cola chairman Robert W. Woodruff purchased land in Baker County, Georgia, for quail hunting about 100 years ago.
NYC brought down a significant spike in TB cases in the 1990s. But in recent years, cases have started to increase again.
The agency reported a case of hepatitis A, a liver infection, in a food handler at ilili Restaurant in the Flatiron District.
The National Indian Health Board has urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to make the declaration in a plea for more resources to fight the outbreak, which disproportionately affects Native Americans.
The infection, which is passed from a pregnant person to a baby, can be harmful or life-threatening. Cases have been on the rise in New York City and the state.
EEE and West Nile virus are still present, so it's worth grabbing insect repellent for a couple more weeks.
Tenants of 26 Federal Plaza were alerted earlier this month that water testing in the building had found Legionella bacteria in kitchens, locker room showers, drinking fountains and daycare sinks.
Eastern equine encephalitis is a rare and often fatal mosquito-borne disease.
The bacteria, which was found in a daycare center and other areas used by children, can cause Legionnaires’ disease
Seven cases have been identified in Georgia this year. Avoiding mosquito bites is the best defense.
The virus is primarily transmitted to humans when mosquitoes feed on infected birds and then bite people.
Four people - living in Manhattan and Queens - were diagnosed, and two possible cases are being investigated in the Bronx.
No human cases of West Nile virus have been confirmed this year in New York City, but mosquitoes in all five boroughs have tested positive.