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West Palm Beach VA finds Legionnaires’ bacteria in water
Officials at the Veteran Affair’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach have found traces in the water supply of the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease. The legionellosis bacteria was discovered in...
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Two more measles cases confirmed in Indian County
Two cases of measles have cropped up in Indian River County, the Florida Department of Health confirmed Sunday. In both instances, adults fell ill. Neither was vaccinated. Confirmation of the two...
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CDC: Now 10 listeria illnesses linked to Blue Bell ice cream
More bad news for Texas-based Blue Bell Creameries – and those who ate its product. The AP is reporting that the company has recalled all of its products after two samples of chocolate chip cookie...
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Killer potato salad claims one life, poisons nearly two dozen
It was literally killer potato salad. As suspected, local and state health officials in confirmed potato salad made with home-canned potatoes is to blame for the more than 20 cases of botulism in...
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Measles, listeria, botulism, the norovirus. Now its bubonic plague in 2015
Well, 2015 is certainly the year of the outbreak. We’ve had measles continue to make its comeback from the dead, thanks to the anti-vaccine movement. A listeria outbreak tied to ice cream. A botulism...
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Health Department: Still unknown how St. Lucie child got measles
The Florida Health Department still doesn’t know how an unvaccinated 6-year-old in St. Lucie County contracted measles last month, interim spokesman Tim O’Connor said today. It was the first locally...
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Health Department: rabid cat stalking Lake Worth neighborhood
A rabid cat appears to be on the loose in Lake Worth, the Florida Department of Health Laboratory confirmed today. Last Friday night, a car travelling in the WoodWalk area was seen throwing two cats...
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In the fight against super bugs, the germs are winning
Deadly super bugs appear to be winning the battle in our nation’s hospitals. The British government unveiled a new report that’s bringing a new urgency to the way hospitals are maintained and how...
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Legionnaires’ outbreak in NYC now over 100
The Legionnaires’ outbreak in New York is forcing health officials to order widespread inspections of cooling facilities. So far 10 people have died from the disease and more than 100 are reportedly...
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FDA: contaminated tattoo ink circulating in South Florida
FDA says there is some contaminated ink being used in South Florida tattoo parlors. (Photo courtesy of Creative Commons) Beware tattoo enthusiasts. The Food and Drug Administration says there is some...
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Catch of the day! Ciguatera poisoning
An amberjack like this one is responsible for three cases of ciguatera poisoning, the Health Department says. (Photo courtesy of creative commons) The Florida Department of Health is casting out a...
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Get your foam on! It’s World Rabies Day
So what is the deadliest disease on earth? It’s World Rabies Awareness Day. So it’s best to stay away from Stephen King’s Cujo (seen here in the film he starred) and all his no-so-fictional friends in...
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Doctor says bring back pesticide DDT to fight Zika
The pesticide DDT is considered the bad boy of environmental pollutants. But the executive director of Association of American Physicians and Surgeons calls its ban of use 40 years ago in the United...
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Which cities are vulnerable to a Zika outbreak?
South Florida remains a likely place in the United States for a Zika virus outbreak by the mosquito Aedes aegypti. A study shows South Florida, Puerto Rico and Hawaii are the most likely hot spots for...
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The good news and bad news on Zika in the U.S.
So the bad news on the Zika virus is that that the United States is likely to see an outbreak. But Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, tells the...
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Gov. Scott calls on federal government to handle Zika like a hurricane
Gov. Rick Scott said today that the federal government must address the Zika virus threat like an incoming hurricane. He made the statement prior to travel to Washington D.C. next week to meet with...
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Hepatitis C tops list of killer infectious diseases in U.S.
Two new reports from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say hepatitis C is now the No. 1 infectious disease in the country. The virus now infects an estimated 3.5 million Americans,...
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Interim State Surgeon General says fed funding needed for Zika
Florida’s interim Surgeon General Dr. Celeste Philip echoed the current refrain out of Tallahassee that the federal government may need to step it up on the Zika front. “There have been lots of...
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A vicious bug is running through this Lake Worth Elementary School
It’s not exactly the plague but some vicious bug is running through Barton Elementary School in Lake Worth that has health officials perplexed. About 15 teachers and students a day are coming down with...
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Horse put down after contracting encephalitis from mosquito
Zika isn’t the only mosquito-borne illness that is rearing its head in Palm Beach County and causing concern, according to TheHorse.com. The Equine Disease Communication Center reported on Tuesday...
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