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SC measles outbreak has gone berserk: 124 cases since Friday, 409 quarantined
A measles outbreak in South Carolina that began in October is now wildly accelerating, doubling in just the past week […]
Measles continues raging in South Carolina; 99 new cases since Tuesday
The disease usually develops seven to 14 days after an exposure, but it can take up to 21 days (which […]
Over 250 people quarantined in South Carolina as measles outbreak rages
The quarantine period for measles is 21 days from the exposure, which is the maximum incubation period before the tell-tale […]
Measles outbreak investigation in Utah blocked by patient who refuses to talk
A measles investigation amid a large, ongoing outbreak at the Arizona-Utah border has hit a roadblock as the first probable […]
Measles outbreak in SC sends 150 unvaccinated kids into 21-day quarantine
Health officials in South Carolina are warning that the highly infectious measles virus is spreading undetected in communities in the […]
Repeat creepy meat problems at Boar’s Head plants draw congressional scrutiny
“The totality of these issues demonstrate a repeated pattern of food safety negligence that jeopardized Americans’ public health, and sadly, […]
Boar’s Head to reopen plant as mold and funky meat problems pop up elsewhere
Boar’s Head plans to reopen the Jarratt, Virginia, facility at the center of a deadly Listeria outbreak last year despite […]
“It’s shocking”: Massive raw milk outbreak from 2023 finally reported
The outbreak occurred in 2023–2024, but little information had been shared about it. On October 20, 2023, health officials in […]
A dangerous E. coli strain has emerged; a small mutation may explain its rise
Small change The CDC researchers identified the EspW mutation by comparing the genetic sequences of 729 isolates of the new […]