These were the news and post used in the Wednesday, September 17th, 2025 virus update.
Michigan nurse dies of tuberculosis 8 years after treating infected patient.
https://www.mlive.com/news/2025/09/michigan-nurse-dies-of-tuberculosis-8-years-after-treating-infected-patient.htmlGovernor Whitmer Signs Executive Directive, Ensuring Michiganders Can Access Vaccines to Stay Healthy Ahead of Cold, COVID-19, and Flu Season.
LANSING, Mich.-Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive, ensuring vaccines remain availa...
Philippines halts poultry imports from Argentina over bird flu outbreak.
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said the ban covered poultry meat, day-old chicks, eggs, and semen for artificial insemination, citing H5N1...
Nebraska confirms state's first case of bird flu in dairy herd as US outbreak persists.
Monessen City School District alerts families after multiple hand, foot, mouth disease cases reported.
Motte said in the letter that the illness "primarily affects young children and is characterized by fever, mouth sores, and a rash on the hands and feet."
Cincinnati doctors see rise in illnesses as school year gets underway, recommends vaccinations.
https://www.wlwt.com/article/cincinnati-rise-illnesses-beginning-of-school-year-2025/66137273Researchers introduce tool featuring timely county-level US measles data, maps.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/researchers-introduce-tool-featuring-timely-county-level-us-measles-data-mapsPerson dies of West Nile virus-related illness in Cook County, officials say.
https://abc7chicago.com/post/west-nile-virus-death-person-dies-related-mosquito-bite-suburban-cook-county-officials-say/17834718/US measles cases near 1,500 as new case confirmed in Chicago area.
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-measles-cases-near-1500-new-case-confirmed-chicago-area2 cases of measles confirmed in NYC, Department of Health says. Here's what to know.
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-measles-cases/Measles alert for Sydney Airport and Northern NSW.
https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/Pages/20250917_02.aspxDenis - The COVID info guy -
"COVID-related hospitalization and impaired lung function predict reduced physical capacity and breathlessness in unvaccinated people for up to 3 years, but even milder cases can cause long-term weakness, researchers in Sweden report"
https://x.com/BigBadDenis/status/1968101478339592499Mike Hoerger Maryland Covid update.
https://x.com/michael_hoerger/status/1968183437686345918