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Mutated wildlife spotted throughout the US has sparked fears that a larger outbreak of infectious diseases may soon threaten humans.  On social media, images of rabbits with tentacles on their faces, squirrels with oozing sores, and deer with massive flesh bubbles on their bodies have poured in from Washington to Minnesota to New York. Now, experts warn that Americans will see even …

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Investigation and Results Identification of Rabid Cat On August 13, 2024, the Maryland Department of Health (MDH) was notified by the Cecil County (Maryland) Health Department (CCHD) that an aggressive feral cat from an unmanaged urban cat colony was found outside a hotel in northeast Maryland. Clinical signs were first observed on August 8, when the cat became aggressive and …

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A sixth person has died in the Legionnaire’s disease outbreak in Central Harlem, the most deaths since a 2015 Bronx outbreak that claimed 16 lives, according to an update Thursday by the city health department. The new death, one more than reported on Wednesday, came as the number of those sickened by the disease also inched up, from 109 to …

The measles outbreak in Texas has officially ended, but as cases continue to be detected in other parts of the US state health experts are warning of the need to prepare for outbreaks in undervaccinated communities, especially as anti-vaccine beliefs are becoming more prominent during the Trump administration. So far this year, 1,356 confirmed measles cases, largely from 32 outbreaks, …

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City officials have discovered a sixth death linked to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem, where more than 100 people have been diagnosed with the ailment, health authorities said Thursday. The person died earlier this month outside of New York City. Their death was recently discovered during the city health department’s ongoing investigation …

Two construction workers who claim they contracted Legionnaires’ disease while working at or near Harlem Hospital Center are suing contractors they allege failed to safeguard water cooling towers at the building against contamination by the bacteria that causes the illness. Duane Headley and Nunzio Quinto, both from Nassau County in Long Island, allege in court papers they contracted Legionnaires’ disease …

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A pair of construction companies overlooked safety concerns, causing a “completely preventable” outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in New York City that’s killed at least five people and sickened dozens more, according to lawsuits filed Wednesday. The Harlem outbreak has been traced back to July 26 with clusters in Upper Manhattan ZIP codes 10027, 10030, 10035, 10037 and 10039, officials said. …