Cumberland County, PA

Grist

James Parravani came down with flu-like symptoms the day before his daughter’s wedding reception. He had a fever, a headache, and chills. It was Labor Day weekend 2021, and his family thought he might have COVID-19. But a test at an emergency room near his home in Westchester, New York, came back negative.

When West Nile virus turns deadly

THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A 59-year-old person in Mexico is the first human in the world known to be infected with the H5N2 strain of avian flu, and the patient died of complications linked to the illness, the World Health Organization reported Wednesday. H5N1 and H5N2...

Patient in Mexico Dies From First Known Human Infection of H5N2 Strain of Bird Flu

The Mirror US

A 59-year-old man from Mexico with several pre-existing health issues has died after contracting a new strain of bird flu called H5N2, different from H5N1

First person dead of new bird flu strain had symptoms of diarrhea and fever before succumbing to virus

A dry cough feels like a tickle in the back of your throat. It occurs as a natural reflex when inflammation or irritation affects your airway. A dry cough is also called a unproductive cough because it does not produce phlegm or mucus. Symptoms can range from mild to severe.

I Have a Dry Cough, What Helps?

Insider

Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSS) is rare but deadly. Since there is no vaccine, health experts suggest knowing the symptoms to watch for.

A sudden spike in cases of a rare infection often linked to flesh-eating bacteria is happening in Japan

New York City, NY

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The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

Legal expert says Trump should not be jailed after New York guilty verdict because he is ‘too old’

New York Post

A British content creator on vacation in Bali thought she had come down with the flu — but she had actually contracted dengue fever, a viral infection spread by mosquitoes that can be fatal if left untreated.

“I genuinely thought I had the flu, and I was expecting it to go fairly quickly,” Emma Cox, 27, told the Daily Mail on Thursday.

There’s been a record surge in dengue cases in Latin America and the Caribbean, while Europe is also experiencing a spike. France is doing what it can to prevent an outbreak at the Paris Olympics, which starts next month.



Nearly 2,000 dengue...

I thought I had come down with the flu on vacation — it was dengue fever

Atlanta (Precision Vaccinations News) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the global incidence of dengue this year is the highest in recent history, with about 100 countries reporting higher-than-usual dengue case numbers. For example, in the Region of the Americas, more than 9.7 million dengue cases...

Dengue Outbreak Alert Issued for the U.S.

Coffee County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Last month, more than twenty individuals were indicted on felony charges in Coffee County. Several of them have recently made local headlines, including Guillermo de la Cruz-Morales, the sole person charged in connection with the disappearance of Maria Diaz, and Cornelius Jamison, accused of cocaine trafficking.

Grand Jury Indicts Over Twenty Individuals on Felony Charges in Coffee County

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

Rhode Island Current

Dairy farmers throughout the country are on guard and the federal government is mobilizing after an outbreak among cattle herds of highly pathogenic avian influenza — once thought to be confined to poultry flocks. What’s more, the virus, also known as H5N1 or bird flu, was diagnosed in a third dairy farmworker last week, marking […]
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Bird flu’s spread from poultry to cattle to humans provokes worry among feds, states

UPI News

British officials said on Thursday that two people have died from E. coli as they investigate 276 confirmed cases from a recent outbreak.

2 die as U.K. health officials investigate hundreds of E. coli cases nationwide

Reading, PA

Mahanoy City, PA

The Shenandoah (PA) Sentinel

MAHANOY CITY – Two members of a motorcycle club were convicted on federal charges, accused...
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Convicted motorcycle club members orchestrated ‘brutal’ home-invasion in Mahanoy, feds say

Fox Weather

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning about a spike in infections of mosquito-borne illnesses, including dengue fever, that have caused some areas of the Americas to issue public health emergencies.

CDC warns of surge in travel-related dengue fever cases in US

The Independent

The UK’s public health authority has sounded the alarm over E-coli poisoning after an outbreak of more than 100 cases reported in less than two weeks. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said on Thursday that it is likely the outbreak is linked to “a nationally distributed food item or multiple food items.” It said there is no evidence the outbreak is linked to open farms, drinking water, or swimming in contaminated seawater, lakes or rivers. The health authority confirmed there have been 113 confirmed cases of Shiga toxin-producing E-coli (STEC), associated with the outbreak, since 25 May. 81 cases...

Urgent E coli health warning as more than 100 cases linked to ‘nationally distributed’ food

Florida State

A bird flu spreading across the United States has spread to dairy cattle and experts worry it's a sign the virus is mutating and could spread from human to human, creating another pandemic. Benjamin Anderson, an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental and Global Health at the University of...

As bird flu spreads to dairy cattle, Florida begins testing cows

Virginia State

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Margaret Minnicks

Many new laws become effective in Virginia on July 1, 2024. However, a law has always existed in Virginia, but some residents might not be aware of it. According to WSET, leaving grass clippings and other debris on Virginia roads is illegal.

It is illegal to leave grass clippings and other debris on roads in Virginia

Woodbridge, VA

The Inside Scoop - PWC

WOODBRIDGE, Va. — Authorities are actively searching for Quamel Thomson, a 26-year-old man from Woodbridge, who is accused of assaulting a woman and preventing her from leaving an apartment in the Longview Apartments complex on Lynn Street.

Woodbridge Police Hunt for Man Accused of Strangling and Assaulting Woman in Apartment

WyoFile

Within hours of the sighting on Wednesday, Frank van Manen caught word that there was a grizzly sow with five cubs in tow spotted in Yellowstone National Park. Five cubs following mom is so unlikely that van Manen, who leads the Interagency Grizzly Bear Study Team, pondered an explanation.

Five grizzly bear cubs make the largest litter in Yellowstone-area history

FOX 43

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Another West Nile virus-carrying mosquito collected in Cumberland County

CARLISLE, Pa. — A second mosquito carrying West Nile virus (WNV) was collected in Cumberland County. Cumberland County's Vector Control Office was notified by the Pennsylvania...

Another West Nile virus-carrying mosquito collected in Cumberland County

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