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Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A person in southwest Florida has died after being infected with an extremely rare brain-eating amoeba, health officials said. The Florida Department of Health in Charlotte County confirmed the death Thursday. The agency had previously issued an alert last month, warning residents about the Naegleria fowleri infection. "I can confirm the

Some corps members and others who worked as ad-hoc staff for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the elections on Saturday,  Feb. 25, have complained about not being paid their allowances. The protesting staff were seen outside the INEC Collation Centre in Kano as they asked to be paid for their work...

Reports of a powder in the air and on some vehicles in parts of the mid-Atlantic U.S. have prompted an investigation by state environment officials in at least one state...

Health officials in the United Kingdom have warned about a sharp increase in confirmed cases of norovirus. National surveillance data shows laboratory reports of the virus in England are 66 percent higher than the average at this time of year, according to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA). Total lab reports during weeks 3 and

Skip to main content February 10, 2023 05:00 PM Getty Images/Westend61 Portrait of surgeon wearing mask ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state officials said they will allow COVID-19-related masking requirements for staff, patients and visitors in hospitals and other healthcare facilities to lapse on Sunday. Acting Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald said that while the

Health officials in the Republic of Ireland are investigating a Salmonella outbreak that has sickened more than 20 people. The number of laboratory-confirmed cases associated with the epidemic is 26 and people fell ill between Nov. 30 and Dec. 25, 2022. Patients range in age from 10 to 91 years old; 14 are male and

Public health officials in Argentina have issued warnings about botulism and E. coli recently. The National Food Safety and Quality Service (Senasa) said safe and responsible consumption of canned food and other packaged products of animal and vegetable origin is key to avoiding foodborne botulism, especially during summer when high temperatures help the growth of

Skip to main content January 23, 2023 04:38 PM WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials want to make COVID-19 vaccinations more like the annual flu shot. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a simplified approach for future vaccination efforts, allowing most adults and children to get a once-a-year shot to protect against the mutating