Public Health

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Dec 9, 2025, 11:32 AM

PA DOH Calls for Cases in CDC Multistate Investigation of Extensively Drug-Resistant Bacteria

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating a multistate cluster of health care-associated, extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii and Enterobacter cloacae complex identified through whole genome sequencing (WGS).
Nov 7, 2025, 15:45 PM

PA DOH Issues Advisory Ahead of AFM Season

The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) is urging health care providers to remain alert for acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) as AFM season approaches.
Apr 1, 2025, 14:04 PM

FDA Grants Marketing Authorization of First Home Test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Trichomoniasis

FDA Grants Marketing Authorization of First Home Test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Trichomoniasis