Outbreak

The salmonella bacteria can cause symptoms including diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps, according to the CDC.

Twenty children died in just 24 hours over the weekend, as authorities deal with one of the worst outbreaks in recent years.

The anti-vaccine lobby has only grown more powerful as measles spreads across the U.S. Unless congressional action is taken, other vaccine-preventable diseases are likely to rise.

764 cases of measles have been reported across the country since January 1.

Anti-vax parents are undermining the public good, hurting other people and also costing the economy millions of dollars.

National Chief Medical Officer Merlene Fredericks-James said the risk of an outbreak was too great to allow staff or guests to disembark.

"I worry about the potential student who maybe was unable to be vaccinated due to an underlying medical problem, such as people with immune deficiencies."

Public health officials in both states have encouraged citizens to get vaccinated against the highly contagious liver infection.

Those who fail to obey the vaccination order face a fine of up to $1,000.

So far this year, 387 cases of the disease have been reported across the country.

The executive of Rockland County, New York, declared a state of emergency that prohibits anyone who is unvaccinated and under 18 from being in public places.

Measles cases have been confirmed in 12 states.

With measles outbreaks in multiple states and growing backlash against the anti-vaccination movement, Washington Health Secretary John Wiesman urged lawmakers and concerned Americans to take action.

Many great encounters in world history, including Cortés's clash with the Aztec empire, had less to do with weaponry, tactics and strategy than with the ravages of disease.

Online echo chambers are part of the problem.

Mumps, which the MMR vaccine can prevent, can cause complications, including brain swelling and meningitis.

Health officials in New York state have launched an "aggressive, multipronged" attack against the disease.

As many as 51 people, mostly unimmunized children under 10, have been infected by the potentially deadly disease in Clark County, Washington.

Scientists identified anti-vaccination hot spots in 12 states.

Meanwhile, the number of infected individuals in Washington state has jumped to 50.

Until the 1990s, the disease would kill 500,000 children every year.

Last year, the U.S. saw the second-highest rates of measles since the disease was eliminated in 2000, partly due to parents not getting their children immunized. 

"Anti-vaxxers claim that if vaccines are so effective, the unvaccinated have nothing to worry about. This is a malicious lie."

Of the 34 cases of measles confirmed in Washington state, 30 individuals had not been vaccinated against the disease.

The outbreak comes after 2018 was found to be the second worst year for cases of measles in the U.S. since 2000.

Hundreds of thousands of pounds of products were affected by the latest recall.

The woman was arrested and charged with felony vandalism after allegedly damaging computers, phones and the carpet.

Since December 14, Louisiana has reported 28 cases of HAV infection, three of which were not linked to the current outbreak.

The key to knowing if romaine lettuce is safe to eat is to check the harvest date and origin.

If you have any romaine lettuce in the house, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging consumers to throw it away.