Did you know that July 28th is World Hepatitis Day? This World Hepatitis Day, take a moment to reinforce the basics with your team. Every safe practice helps prevent infection.
As of July 21, there are 2,295 confirmed cases across the country, according to Johns Hopkins University’s US measles tracker, which has published the more up-to-date data than the CDC.
North Carolina has reported 561 cases of cyclosporiasis since May, according to state data. There have been 254 new cases reported since the last update on July 14.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is tracking more than 1,500 cases across five states and has linked those cases to shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell.
Hackers breached a major healthcare industry software supplier and stole a large trove of files, the company announced on July 20. The British software firm Craneware, which makes software that helps companies track their financial performance and manage governance requirements, published a regulatory filing about “a cyber security incident involving unauthorized access to a subset of its data environment,” including the theft of “a significant volume” of files that included “employee data as well as a subset of customer and partner records.”
PT Organics Limited is voluntarily recalling select Pumpkin Tree Peter Rabbit Organics Banana & Strawberry 4 oz. (113 g) pouches because of an internal packaging defect that may result in the presence of a strand of soft, food-grade plastic in the finished product.The recalled product was sold exclusively through Kroger, Meijer, and Target retail stores nationwide between March 6, 2026 and July 13, 2026.
Unique Pharmaceutical Laboratories is voluntarily recalling four lots of Cetirizine Hydrochloride Tablets USP 5 mg to the consumer level due to cross contamination with Ranitidine.The product is used as an Antihistamine and is packaged in HDPE Bottle pack of 100 tablets (NDC: 16571-401-10).To date, Unique Pharmaceuticals has not received any reports of adverse events related to this recall.
Relay Peak Research LLC (Zen Principle Naturals) is voluntarily recalling its Zen Principle® brand Moringa Capsules dietary supplement because the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
Taylor Farms de Mexicois voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico from the U.S. market, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Cyclospora. Most people infected with Cyclospora develop diarrhea, with frequent bowel movements. Other common symptoms include loss of appetite, weight loss, stomach cramps/pain, bloating, increased gas, nausea, and fatigue.
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ASPR HPH Sector Highlights (Cybersecurity) - July 20
Identify, Isolate and Inform: It is important to continueto ask travel questions. The purpose of this notice is to remind healthcare providers about actions to take in Georgia when evaluating patients for possible serious communicable diseases.
Travel Clinical Assistant (TCA)
TheTravel Clinical Assistantprovides post-travel clinical information on travel-related diseases for 231 countries. Diseases with recent outbreaks occurring in the last two years are listed first.
