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Six human cases prompt West Nile virus outbreak warnings in South Carolina
Four West Nile virus cases in the Midlands and two in the Lowcountry have prompted health officials to confirm outbreaks and urge mosquito precautions.
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Two people in Pennsylvania die from measles
These are the first U.S. deaths from measles reported in 2026 and the first in Pennsylvania in 35 years.
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Fauci repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment in a contentious Senate committee hearing
Dr. Anthony Fauci will face a contempt of Congress vote in a Senate committee next week after he invoked the Fifth Amendment in a hearing about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. In Wednesday's hearing, Fauci declined to answer dozens of questions from senators. The scientist's decision to no...
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Salmonella outbreak tied to eggs has sickened 98 people since November
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 100 people in 17 states have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak tied to recalled eggs, federal health officials said Friday.
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Cyclosporiasis outbreak reported in 41 states, CDC says
The CDC began tracking Cyclosporiasis in May. Since the first of the month, outbreaks have been reported in 41 states.
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Why the FDA's Cyclospora false positive doesn't end the investigation
The FDA says a lettuce sample previously believed to contain Cyclospora was a false positive, but the investigation isn't over. A UNC Health infectious disease expert explains why one test result doesn't erase other evidence.
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Wake County cyclosporiasis cases rise to 506 as North Carolina outbreak continues
State health officials have confirmed Wake County is experiencing a Cyclospora outbreak after reporting 506 cases since May, as of August 11, 2026.
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Taylor Farms pulling lettuce linked to cyclospora outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has linked an outbreak of cyclosporiasis to iceberg lettuce that Taylor Farms supplied to Taco Bell, according to two federal officials who declined to be named.
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Cyclospora source still unknown in North Carolina despite Michigan lettuce lead
As Michigan narrows its Cyclospora investigation to lettuce, North Carolina experts say the state's more than 300 cases have not yet been linked to a single food source.
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Hantavirus Outbreak: Cruise ship heads to Canary Islands as U.S. officials monitor passengers
A luxury cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak is back on the move, heading toward the Canary Islands as global health officials race to contain the spread.
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A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic kills 3 people
The World Health Organization says that a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean has killed three people and sickened at least three others. The U.N. health agency, in a statement to The Associated Press on Sunday, said an investigation was ongoing but that at least ...
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Nationwide Listeria outbreak: 6 dead and 27 hospitalized, dozens of products recalled
The listeria outbreak has resulted in six deaths and 27 hospitalizations, with at-risk groups including pregnant women and those with weakened immune systems. While some products have been recalled, experts assure that the general food supply remains safe.
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14 years ago: 30 tornadoes carve path of destruction through North Carolina
We look back on the meteorology and the memories spawned from a historic tornado outbreak in North Carolina
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E. coli carrots detected in North Carolina, 16 other states
An outbreak of E. coli has infected dozens of people who ate bagged organic carrots, and one person died from the infection.
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Organic carrots linked to E.coli outbreak that killed one person, made dozens of others sick
An outbreak of E. coli has infected dozens of people who ate bagged organic carrots, and one person died from the infection.
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Wake County health officials not naming restaurants affected by parasite outbreak
WRAL health reporter Grace Hayba asks Wake County health officials about the source of a cyclosporiasis infection that affected three restaurants in the area.
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134 cases of a parasitic outbreak linked to several restaurants
Health officials confirmed Wednesday they are investigating a cyclosporiasis infection outbreak that reportedly affected more than 100 people and three Wake County restaurants.
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CDC urges vaccination amid rise in measles cases in the US and globally
(CNN) -- US health officials are warning doctors about the dramatic rise in measles cases around the world, and advising families traveling to a measles-affected country to get babies as young as 6 months vaccinated before they go.
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Three dead in outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever, CDC warns
(CNN) -- An outbreak of the tickborne disease Rocky Mountain spotted fever has caused at least five illnesses, including three deaths, in the US since July, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Friday.
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WHO: Disease outbreaks are becoming more frequent
Other WHO officials point to the unusual spread of monkeypox as an indication of increased transmission of infectious diseases.
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Health experts investigating liver disease outbreak in children
While health officials say that mild hepatitis is commonly found in kids, this particular form of hepatitis was not caused by any of the viruses that usually lead to an infection.
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Family speaks out after mother's COVID-19 death
The family of a Fayetteville woman who died after contracting COVID-19 at a nursing home is speaking out. Employees told WRAL news that the facility is not doing enough to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
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Cumberland County nursing home reports nearly 90 COVID-19 cases
87 coronavirus cases have been linked to one Cumberland County nursing home. The majority of those cases are among residents, according to data from the state Department of Health and Human Services.
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Hundreds of COVID cases reported across central NC nursing homes
Carolina Rehab Center of Cumberland County has a significantly high number of coronavirus cases, according to state data released this week. The report shows that 87 people have tested positive, most of them being residents. So far, two residents have died from the virus during the outbreak, state data shows.
