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The Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) has identified five laboratory-confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease among residents of Northeast Philadelphia’s Torresdale neighborhood. All have had illness onset since mid-August and…

Each year, an average of 170 infants in Philadelphia are born to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infected women. Without medical intervention, 40% of perinatally exposed infants will develop HBV infection,…

Within the past month, 3 cats (all feral or stray) from Philadelphia have tested positive for rabies, which represents a marked increase. Typically, no more than 2 cats from Philadelphia…

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for Thursday July 20 and Friday July 21 due to very hot and humid weather affecting the Philadelphia area.…

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has released a Health Advisory regarding health and disease prevention recommendations during Pride in Philadelphia for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ)…