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PublishedNovember 18, 2023
Hepatitis A outbreak spreads in Portland’s homeless encampments
While advocates for the homeless say the outbreak stems from a lack of access to clean water for drinking and bathing, city officials say the unsanitary conditions are why they have cleared encampments and are focused on getting people into shelters.
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PublishedJune 7, 2023
Maine sees sharp rise in rabies cases
Thirty cases have been documented since January, compared to 35 cases in all of 2022, the Maine CDC says.
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PublishedApril 27, 2023
State expands fish consumption warning for Maine waters due to ‘forever chemical’ contamination
The Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention warned people last year to limit consumption of fish from several freshwater locations around the state, and announced Thursday that it has expanded the advisory to include new locations.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2023
Augusta officials urge caution after report of skunk with rabies
The Maine Center for Disease Control notified Augusta city officials that a skunk in the area of Northern Avenue has contracted rabies.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2023
Influenza cases decline for 4th week in Maine
There were only 13 new hospitalizations for influenza, compared to 67 the previous week.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2023
Numbers lag among Maine nursing home staff for receiving the latest COVID booster
The state is one of the most vaccinated in the country, but nursing home residents are far more updated for the latest shot than those who care for them.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Maine CDC to receive $13.8 million federal grant
The money will be used to boost the state's public health workforce.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2022
State’s top health officials encourage Mainers to stock up on at-home COVID tests ahead of holidays
Every Maine household is eligible to receive a free, at-home COVID-19 test kit every month. Each kit contains five rapid tests.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2022
COVID hospitalizations are rising in kids under 6 months, CDC Director says
COVID isn’t the only threat young children face this fall and winter. U.S. health systems and children’s hospitals are currently grappling with a wave of respiratory viruses.
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PublishedOctober 20, 2022
Wastewater surveillance remains a novel, yet important, tool for tracking the pandemic
'One piece of the puzzle': Ten months since Maine launched its wastewater surveillance program, experts are still figuring out the best way to use the data.
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