Arkansas reported 123 confirmed cyclosporiasis cases by July 30, including 75 in Benton County. Recalled iceberg lettuce was distributed in Arkansas, but officials have not linked every state case to the product.
Camden County commissioners accepted a $299,839.50 Rural Health Transformation Program grant on July 6, funding a full-time community paramedic, response vehicle, equipment and training. The new service is intended to add preventive and follow-up care to Camden County EMS’s 911 response system.
A peer-reviewed Utah study found potential digestion and crop pathways for Great Salt Lake dust, but no proof of unsafe food or documented illness.
CDC data show 2,371 confirmed U.S. measles cases in 2026, already above 2025’s total, as outbreaks and lower vaccination coverage raise back-to-school concerns.
Mississippi has confirmed five cyclosporiasis cases. Recalled iceberg lettuce was distributed to Mississippi food-service customers and select Walmart stores, but officials had not linked the cases to the federal outbreak.
A July 31, 2026 Los Angeles County notice warned people to avoid swimming, surfing and playing in the entire Mother’s Beach swim area after recent samples exceeded state health standards.
Worcester’s tentative truck-mounted mosquito-spraying schedule begins Tuesday, August 4, after West Nile virus was detected in mosquitoes collected from a city trap. Dates and locations may change.
Louisiana confirmed its first 2026 human West Nile case in Ouachita Parish as infected mosquitoes were found in 13 parishes. Here is how residents can reduce risk.
KDHE approved a remedial excavation work plan for Neodesha’s former Amoco refinery site on April 6, 2026. Field work is preferred from July through September, while the site’s long-term cleanup remedy remains undecided.
Philip Morris says its Aurora ZYN campus began commercial production in July, with planned investment reaching $1.2 billion and about 500 direct jobs expected as health advocates continue to challenge public incentives for nicotine manufacturing.
Ridgewood Water now lists its Wortendyke PFAS treatment facility at 32 Birch Street in Midland Park for online operation in fall 2026, later than the first-quarter target published in 2025 and repeated in January.
Very low levels of measles-virus RNA were found in Anchorage wastewater samples collected July 7–14. Alaska officials say the signal does not confirm a case, transmission or an outbreak.
Denver opened recreation centers and libraries for cooling during a late-July extreme-heat episode as daily heat records were set and July tracked toward one of the city’s hottest on record.
Health experts shared an update on a cyclosporiasis outbreak during a Shawnee County work session, with key details including case numbers and a possible source not established in the available report.
Cradle Indy’s 2026 Marion County Maternal & Infant Health Report says the county’s infant mortality rate remains significantly higher than Indiana’s rate and the national average, underscoring an ongoing public-health disparity.
A mosquito pool near the 5100 block of East Saunders Street tested positive for West Nile virus. The latest cited Texas report lists no human cases in Webb County, while Laredo continues surveillance and targeted control.
A new two-year UAB program is designed to connect people leaving Birmingham-area hospital care with addiction treatment, recovery support and related health services.
Springfield homeowners and landlords can apply for help addressing lead hazards in qualifying one-to-four-unit homes built before 1978, with priority for households involving children under 6 or pregnant residents.
Rain’s Law requires Oklahoma school districts to provide annual, research-based fentanyl-abuse prevention and drug-poisoning awareness instruction to students in grades 6 through 12. In Jones, that puts Jones Middle School and Jones High School at the center of implementation questions before the district’s August 13, 2026, first day of school.
Montana EMS agencies located in or serving rural areas can apply for part of a $4 million equipment grant program by August 15, 2026. The state will weigh equipment condition, patient-care gaps, service level and expected benefits.
Heavy rain flooded parts of Nags Head on July 23-24, prompting floodwater pumping near Conch Street and a temporary advisory for nearby swimmers.
July 23 examinations found persistent control weaknesses involving Illinois public-health vehicles, overtime, personnel files and voucher processing. Both agencies agreed to recommendations, but follow-up remains pending.
