California
Public health officials are concerned about mounting cases of mosquito-borne dengue virus in Baldwin Park and the potential for its continued spread.
Climate & Environment
Bird flu virus was detected in a retail sample of raw milk from Fresno-based dairy Raw Farm, California health officials said.
Public health officials maintain the risk of H5N1 bird flu infection remains low. They are searching for the source.
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World & Nation
A dairy worker in Nevada has reportedly been infected by the killer variant of H5N1 bird flu; analysis shows changes in new strain that makes it more lethal in mammals.
Enterovirus D68, which in rare cases can cause polio-like paralysis in children, is on the rise in California and across the nation, analyses show.
Two more cases of the mosquito-borne dengue virus are confirmed in Baldwin Park, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
The dengue infection is California’s third-ever confirmed case of locally transmitted dengue that is not related to travel.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday that it will sample the nation’s milk supply to test for the H5N1 bird flu virus.
A San Fernando Valley resident is the first person in L.A. County to die this year from West Nile virus, a mosquito-transmitted illness that can cause lethal inflammation in the brain.