Mexico — Vax-Before-Travel

Mexico

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Apr 22

4 min read

Texans Who Had Weight Loss Surgery at Grand View Hospital Should be on Alert

Mexican health officials identified poor infection control practices at Grand View Hospital in Tijuana, Mexico

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Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Apr 22

4 min read

Valley Fever Outbreak Traced to Mexico

Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) has been considered endemic in Tijuana, Mexico and reported in Tecate and Hermosillo

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Coccidioidomycosis

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Mar 21

4 min read

Know Your Zika Risks Before You Go

New CDC website displays Zika risk by country

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Guillain-Barré Syndrome

Worldwide Measles Spotlight

Fact checked by Kelley Lu, PharmD

Mar 3

19 min read

Worldwide Measles Spotlight: March 3, 2019

331 measles cases have been reported by Clark County Oregon, New York City, and Rockland County NY during 2019

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Worldwide Measles Spotlight

Fact checked by Robert Carlson, MD

Feb 17

8 min read

Worldwide Measles Spotlight: February 17, 2019

Efforts to halt the spread of measles are backsliding says the WHO

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Childhood Diseases