A child in the United States is thought to be part of an E. coli outbreak linked to a farm in Iceland that has affected 21 people.
A spokeswoman from Maine Center for Disease Control
Continue Reading Maine investigates case of E. coli linked to Iceland outbreak
Oct. 9 update: A state epidemiologist with the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday that the two boys who became ill after visiting a petting zoo last month were both infected by
Continue Reading Update: Two Maine Boys Were Infected by Same Strain of E. Coli
Anybody who has ever traveled in Maine has probably heard a story like the one about coming to a rural fork in the road. From the map, it might appear that both roads end up
Continue Reading Letter From the Editor: Has Gov. LePage Broken Maine CDC?
A food service worker with an acute Hepatitis A infection has been identified in Cumberland County, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC). The worker served food while infectious from
Continue Reading Maine CDC: Patrons of Unnamed Restaurant May Have Been Exposed to Hepatitis A
There have been a few signs this week that state health departments are beginning to prepare for the still unlikely event of China’s expanding outbreak of H7N9 bird flu reaching the United States. The Maine
Continue Reading H7N9 Bird Flu Outbreak in China Gets Attention in the States
There are places and foods to avoid or to at least to approach more carefully if you want to dodge this winter’s outbreaks of norovirus. Some involve a new strain, likely causing the uptick in
Continue Reading As Norovirus Cases Spike, Some Precautions to Take
