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HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. -- Health officials say there has been a confirmed case of Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating amoeba, in Hillsborough County. According to the Florida Department of Health (DOH), Naegleria fowleri is a microscopic single-celled living amoeba that can cause a rare infection of the brain, called primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM), which destroys brain tissue and is usually deadly. The amoeba is commonly found in warm freshwater like lakes, rivers, ponds and canals, according to DOH. Infections can happen when the contaminated water enters the body through the nose. The peak season for Naegleria fowleri is July through September. The amoeba is found is more common in the southern states, DOH said. Infection is very rare in Florida, as there have been only 37 re...

An outbreak of coronavirus cases has been reported at the University of Washington's Greek Row, the school said Friday. The public university in Seattle said that it confirmed that at least 89 fraternity house residents have tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus. Four students who do not live on Greek Row but had contact with residents have also tested positive. The Interfraternity Council, a student-led governing board for the school's fraternities, said that at least 117 residents living in 15 fraternity houses have self-reported that they have the virus. The school said it is still trying to verify these cases. Dr. Geoffrey Gottlieb, chair of the university's Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases, said in a statement that the number of cases is concernin...

We're making coronavirus coverage available without a subscription as a public service. But we depend on reader support to do this work. Please consider joining others in supporting local journalism in Alaska for just $3.23 a week. In the run-up to the Independence Day weekend, Alaska recorded another death and another record-high daily count of new COVID-19 cases involving Alaskans and nonresidents, state data showed Friday. A 15th Alaskan has died with the virus, according to data posted Friday from the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services. The Anchorage resident was a man in his 80s who died last month, and the virus “was listed as a contributing cause of death,” the state health department said in a statement Friday afternoon....

State reports 290 new COVID-19 cases, 17 deaths Updated: 4:21 PM EDT Jul 3, 2020 The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported 17 new COVID-19-related deaths across the state Friday, bringing the state's total to 8,149.In addition, state health officials reported 290 new confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases, bringing the total to 109,628.Click here to see a graphical look at COVID-19 data.LIST: Updated town-by-town breakdown released by state Of the new cases reported Friday, 78 are probable. None of the newly reported deaths fell into the probable category.DPH began reporting both confirmed cases and probable cases on June 1. State health offi...

A face mask covers the mouth and nose of one of the iconic lion statues in front of the New York Public Library Main Branch on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in New York, amid the coronavirus pandemic. Ted Shaffrey/AP hide caption toggle caption Ted Shaffrey/AP A face mask covers the mouth and nose of one of the iconic lion statues in front of the New York Public Library Main Branch on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, in New York, amid the coronavirus pandemic. ...

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — In the latest health directive issued Friday, the Shelby County Health Department said they will be making masks mandatory for everyone in the county while out in public. Health department director Dr. Alisa Haushalter said more than 50% of the public has been wearing masks, but the messaging isn’t working, so they have to mandate facial coverings to curb COVID-19. “We already have the ability to enforce within restaurants and other facilities that we inspect,” Haushalter said, “and then we also in writing the health directive have the ability to empower law enforcement to act on our behalf for enforcement.” Masks were already mandatory in the city of Memphis after City Council approved an ordinance late last month. In a news conference Haush...

Massachusetts health officials announced Friday the first discovery of the Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) virus in mosquitoes this year. The presence of EEE was confirmed by the Massachusetts State Public Health Laboratory in a mosquito sample collected on July 1 in the community of Orange in Franklin County. Health officials said no human or animal cases of EEE have been detected so far this year. Friday's announcement increases the risk level of EEE to moderate in the communities of Orange and Athol.Current Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and West Nile Virus (WNV) information in MassachusettsEEE is a rare but serious and potentially fatal disease that can affect people of all ages. EEE is generally spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. There were 12 human...