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West Virginia: 1st pediatric flu death reported of season

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Public Health has confirmed West Virginia’s first influenza-associated pediatric death for the 2022-23...

West Virginia sees three human H3N2v virus cases, Linked to County Fair

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 In a follow-up on a report last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports two additional human infections with a novel influenza A virus in West Virginia. The...

Swine flu case detected in West Virginia

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) report investigating several reports of individuals who have developed influenza-like illness after working closely...

West Virginia: First Case of Salmonella Likely Related to Recalled Powdered Infant Formula

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NewsDesk @bactiman63 West Virginia health officials confirmed the state’s first case of salmonella in an infant likely related to consumption of recalled powdered infant formula. Last week, the U.S....

CDC acknowledges Kanawha County plea on HIV outbreak

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By Teddy Cambosa The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has acknowledged the plea from Kanawha County in West Virginia regarding reports of an HIV outbreak in the area. In a public letter addressed to...

Hepatitis A outbreaks reported in half the country

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According to the CDC, since the hepatitis A outbreaks were first identified in 2016, more than 17,000 cases reported and at least 170 deaths as a result of hepatitis A virus (HAV) infection have been reported. Pennsylvania...

West Virginia: Fentanyl deaths up significantly in recent years

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If heroin is coffee, fentanyl is espresso. Just as a minuscule cup of espresso can hype you up more than a whole mug of coffee, a single exposure to fentanyl can get a user vastly higher than injecting...

West Virginia: Syphilis cases are up in Morgantown

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Officials with the Monongalia County Health Department report the number of syphilis cases are on the rise in Morgantown, mostly among men who have sex with other men. Health officials want to alert the...

Legionnaires’ disease cluster reported in Brooke County, WV

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Brooke County, WV health officials report investigating a cluster of six Legionnaires’ disease cases. At this time, there is no link to any of the cases as a common source or location. Legionellosis...

West Virginia hepatitis A outbreak tops 2,000 cases

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In a follow-up on the hepatitis A outbreak in West Virginia, state health officials report the outbreak cases since March has topped 2,000. Through Dec. 7, 2,018 Hepatitis A outbreak cases have been...