What do the number one chronic infectious disease in children and the number one chronic health problem in children have in common? It’s oral health. … Read More ›

The Allegheny County Health Department has alerted the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) and the local media that a case of measles has been confirmed … Read More ›

The confirmation of a measles diagnosis in Cumberland County, following closely on the heels of a multi-state measles outbreak that began in California, has led … Read More ›

On June 5, 2014, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) alerted the public and media to a case of potential exposure to measles in Dauphin … Read More ›

On Jan. 26, the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) forwarded a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) alert on the U.S. multi-state measles outbreak … Read More ›

The holiday season, with its increase in travel, is a good time to remind clinicians and hospitals that all recent travelers to malaria-endemic regions presenting … Read More ›

For the first time, blacklegged (deer) ticks have now been observed in all 67 counties of Pennsylvania, according to researchers at the Department of Environmental Protection … Read More ›

In 2014, there were 7,400 cases of Lyme disease in Pennsylvania, a number that jumped from 5,900 the year before. Many say that key to … Read More ›