Homosassa food worker tested positive for hepatitis A
Citrus County -- The Florida Department of Health in Citrus County (DOH-Citrus) has identified a positive case of hepatitis A in a food service...
FDA HEALTH ALERT: Foreign-owned company faces another nationwide food recall
Avanti Frozen Foods Pvt. Ltd is recalling certain consignments of various sizes of frozen cooked, peeled, deveined, shrimp (with some packaged with cocktail sauce)...
VIDEO: Scientists believe they discovered a breakthrough with COVID and snake venom enzyme
Researchers from the University of Arizona, in collaboration with Stony Brook University and Wake Forest School of Medicine, analyzed blood samples from COVID patient...
Healthcare worker had severe reaction to COVID-19 vaccine, CDC knew about previous reactions
Doctors in Britain reported severe allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine shortly after it had been administered.
Britain health officials then notified the CDC.
The CDC...
New bill would prevent Florida government from requiring mandatory COVID-19 vaccines
GOP state Rep. Anthony Sabatini filed HB 6003 to strip the state's power to require mandatory vaccines during a pandemic.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has said...
Previously announced recall of animal feed products, expanded
Due to receiving a number of adverse event reports, Cargill is expanding the scope of recall of select Southern States® feed due to aflatoxin...
Investigation underway after 1.6 million doses of Moderna vaccine suspended, contamination concerns
Japan suspended the use of approximately 1.63 million doses of the Moderna vaccine Thursday after contamination was found in vials.
According to Japan's health ministry,...
CDC report shows Florida quickly climbing in HIV cases, gay, bisexual, and other men...
A new Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report shows that Florida is quickly climbing in the number of new HIV cases reported nationwide.
Florida logged...
The Citrus County School Board warns parents of possible Hepatitis A exposure
This story was updated on January 31, 2020. Read the update here.
The Citrus County School Board sent out a letter Thursday, January 30, 2020,...
Florida Department of Health issues alert for well owners in flooded areas
The Florida Department of Health in Citrus County (DOH-Citrus) advises residents living in homes with private wells affected by floodwaters to take precautions against...