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Earlier this month, Southwest Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Mississippi Representative Michael Guest introduced bipartisan legislation to permanently authorize the Office of Rural Health within the CDC, ensuring the office remains in place through future presidential administrations.  The...

Between the start of Spring, and Easter, it’s common to get baby chicks, ducks are other little animals this time of year.  But the Oregon Department of Agriculture is reminding you that, while cute, those tiny birds can harbor a host of germs.   ODA sa...

According to a recent Reuters article, the Trump administration has disrupted the U.S. response to bird flu as the outbreak worsens, leading to confusion and concern among federal staff, state officials, veterinarians, and health experts.  Since Presid...

According to the latest numbers from the CDC, cases of Whooping Cough continue to rise nationwide, and Oregon is contributing to the outbreak.  The CDC reports there have been more than 1,700 cases of Pertussis, or Whooping Cough, so far this year.  In 2023...

More than 400 cases of salmonella across the country have been linked to backyard poultry.  The CDC says over 100 people have been hospitalized during this outbreak.  Texas and Missouri have the most cases, followed by Minnesota, Washington, Michigan, and Oklahoma.   Almost 70%...

Consuming this animal can lead to a nightmare of problems!

Gresham, OR-based Scenic Fruit Company has recalled its frozen "Organic Strawberries” sold at Costco, Aldi, KeHE, Vital Choice Seafood and PCC Community Markets, as well as frozen “Organic Tropical Fruit Blend” sold at Trader Joe’s, due to an outbreak of hepatitis A illnesses.  Five outbreak-associa...

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service this week removed mandatory mask requirements at federally inspected meat processing facilities. As of March 1st, FSIS Notice 34-21 requiring masks was rescinded. FSIS-regulated establishments are no longer subject to suspension or withdrawal of inspection services for failure to require their employees to wear masks when FSIS inspection program personne

The Centers for Disease Control is expressing gratitude to the nation’s Cooperative Extension Service for helping address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in rural America. Extension educators have worked to raise awareness about the importance of getting vaccinated against COVID-19. ...

Rural vaccination rates against COVID-19 are behind those among urban residents. Dr. C.K. Babcock is a Clinical Associate Professor at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. He says data from September shows that rural residents are still getting hit hard by COVID-19 ...