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Salmonella outbreak from NC hotel sickens 51

Sat, 18 May 2013 12:02:07 -0400

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina - Health officials are worried cases from a salmonella outbreak traced to a Fayetteville hotel may spread nationwide.

Officials: 26 TB cases from Grand Forks outbreak

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:12:25 -0400

BISMARCK, North Dakota - North Dakota health officials say a total of 26 cases of active tuberculosis have been linked to an outbreak that originated in the Grand Forks area.

Correction: New Virus story

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:10:55 -0400

NEW YORK - In a story May 15 about a new SARS-like virus spreading from patients to health care workers in Saudi Arabia, The Associated Press reported erroneously the location of the 20 deaths attributed to the virus. There have been no deaths reported in France and Qatar, only in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Germany and Britain.

2 new diseases could both spark global outbreaks

Mon, 13 May 2013 09:43:19 -0400

LONDON - Two respiratory viruses in different parts of the world have captured the attention of global health officials - a novel coronavirus in the Middle East and a new bird flu spreading in China.

200 sickened after dining at Vegas restaurant

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:28:02 -0400

LAS VEGAS - A new report shows 200 people who dined at one of Las Vegas' most popular restaurants about a block off the Strip have reported food poisoning symptoms, making it the largest outbreak southern Nevada health officials have seen in at least a decade.

Court filing suggests pharmacy misled regulators

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:49:35 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - New court filings suggest a Massachusetts pharmacy blamed for a deadly outbreak of fungal meningitis last year may have used patient lists from a Nashville clinic to mislead regulators.

Moses Lake school closed for illness outbreak

Fri, 10 May 2013 08:56:17 -0400

MOSES LAKE, Washington - A Moses Lake school is closed Friday due to an outbreak of a stomach flu virus that has sickened nearly a quarter of the students at Longview Elementary.

State pharmacy boards back more FDA oversight

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:49:41 -0400

WASHINGTON - State pharmacy officials on Thursday threw their support behind a proposal giving the Food and Drug Administration authority over large compounding pharmacies, in an effort to head off more outbreaks tied to contaminated medications.

Lawyers: Haiti cholera lawsuit threatened at UN

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:03:13 -0400

UNITED NATIONS - A Boston-based human rights group said Wednesday it will sue the United Nations in 60 days if the world body does not agree to compensate Haitian cholera victims, apologize to the Caribbean nation for introducing the disease through its peacekeeping force, and launch a major effort to improve sanitation.

Health officials seek source of E. coli outbreak

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:26:50 -0400

BRYAN, Texas - Health officials are working to determine the source of an E. coli outbreak in Central Texas that resulted in five people being hospitalized.

Vegas jury asked to ignore hep C case 'hysteria'

Tue, 07 May 2013 19:55:29 -0400

LAS VEGAS - Jurors will have to decide if a former endoscopy clinic owner and employees knew they were committing a crime, or if they simply made mistakes when seven of their patients became infected with incurable hepatitis C in 2007 - including one patient who later died, defense attorneys said Tuesday.

Jury seated, openings begin in Vegas hep C trial

Mon, 06 May 2013 19:32:41 -0400

LAS VEGAS - A former endoscopy clinic owner and an employee were responsible for a Las Vegas hepatitis C outbreak that sickened at least seven people, killed one, and raised fears of infection for more than 50,000 patients who were told to get tested for blood-borne diseases in 2008, prosecutors told a Nevada state court jury Monday.

Federal trial postponed in Las Vegas hep C case

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:02:06 -0400

LAS VEGAS - Federal trial for a former Las Vegas physician-clinic owner and his office manager in a 2007 hepatitis C outbreak is being delayed until later this year.

House chairman renews criticism of VA bonuses

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:47:02 -0400

WASHINGTON - A House committee chairman renewed his criticism Thursday of the bonuses paid to senior executives at the Veterans Affairs Department and called on the VA to recoup a nearly $63,000 bonus given to an official who oversaw a Pittsburgh hospital where an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease killed five veterans.

Distemper outbreak closes Logan County pound

Thu, 02 May 2013 08:17:04 -0400

LOGAN, West Virginia - A distemper outbreak has closed the Logan County animal shelter.

Valley fever hits 28 at Calif. solar plant sites

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:46:12 -0400

SAN LUIS OBISPO, California - Authorities were investigating a valley fever outbreak that sickened 28 workers at solar power plants under construction in Central California.

NC health officials confirm 19 cases of measles

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:50:49 -0400

RALEIGH, North Carolina - Health officials in North Carolina say they're now investigating 19 cases of measles in three counties, and are alerting people in three other counties that they may have been exposed to the virus.

Meningitis outbreak kills at least 40 in Guinea

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:37:04 -0400

CONAKRY, Guinea - Health officials say a meningitis outbreak has killed at least 40 people in the West African nation of Guinea.

Popular Vegas tapas restaurant shut amid outbreak

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:56:06 -0400

LAS VEGAS - A trendy Las Vegas tapas restaurant that's racked up hundreds of rave reviews on the website Yelp is closed after more than three dozen patrons reported food poisoning symptoms.

Minn. officials investigate salmonella outbreak

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:45:39 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - Minnesota officials are investigating after 13 people became sick with salmonella linked to eating unpasteurized cheese.

State high number of gastroenteritis outbreaks

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:12:54 -0400

HELENA, Montana - State health officials say there have been an unusually high number of outbreaks of gastroenteritis in Montana this year.

Adoptions shut down at Genesee Co. animal shelter

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 08:43:05 -0400

FLINT, Michigan - Adoptions have been shut down at the Genesee County Animal Control Department shelter due to a disease outbreak.

Mich. appeals court OKs meningitis grand jury

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:26:56 -0400

LANSING, Michigan - The Michigan appeals court has approved a request for a grand jury to investigate a company linked to a deadly meningitis outbreak.

No trial date agreement in NH hep C case

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:56:08 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - Prosecutors and defense lawyers remain at odds over a trial date for a former Exeter Hospital technician accused of stealing drugs and infecting patients with hepatitis C, making it likely that a judge will hold a hearing to settle the matter.

Ky. woman's meningitis death boosts toll to 15

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 12:38:15 -0400

NASHVILLE, Tennessee - A southern Kentucky woman has died at a Nashville hospital of complications from fungal meningitis.