The number of Marshalltown residents diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease continues to climb as local and state public health experts reported last week they are working to identify the source of the outbreak.
Articles Tagged: Public health
Health Care and Medicine Sep. 15, 2025 8:08 am35d ago
The beginning of fall means back to school, cooling temps and the start of respiratory illness season. This season is also bringing new vaccination rules.
By Robert Maharry, - Marshalltown Times-Republican
Health Care and Medicine Sep. 10, 2025 4:17 pm40d ago
The number of Legionnaires’ disease cases among Marshalltown residents was up to 34 on Tuesday, as public health officials work to identify the source of the outbreak, State Epidemiologist Dr. Matthew Donahue told the Marshall County Board of Supervisors.
Environmental News Sep. 8, 2025 11:13 am42d ago
Iowa State University’s Iowa Mosquito Surveillance Program has been running since the 1960s, but only a handful of counties have their own surveillance programs in place to monitor insect populations and test for West Nile virus.
Health Care and Medicine Sep. 5, 2025 1:41 pm45d ago
State health officials are investigating a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease diagnoses in Marshalltown that have affected 21 people and led to one death.
Health Care and Medicine Aug. 15, 2025 7:24 am66d ago
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services has reported the first positive case of West Nile virus of the year in an adult in northern Iowa.
K-12 Education Aug. 13, 2025 4:41 pm68d ago
Students and staff in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City schools who are exposed to measles and do not have proof of vaccination will be required to stay home 21 days after exposure.
Environmental News Aug. 11, 2025 7:55 am70d ago
Government data, collected by the Iowa Environmental Council, shows some parts of Iowa are at higher risk of seeing wildfires — and they could see that risk increase in times of drought. What is the risk? And how can Iowans mitigate it?
Health Care and Medicine Jul. 23, 2025 8:32 am89d ago
State officials are warning the public that they may have been exposed to measles at four locations in northwest Iowa last week.
Health Care and Medicine Jul. 18, 2025 2:49 pm94d ago
The best defense against measles is the vaccine, according to Iowa public health professionals. Here’s what to know about the vaccine, its effectiveness and options for infants.
News Jul. 16, 2025 2:18 pm96d ago
An Eastern Iowa resident who tested positive for measles went to several stores, pharmacies, a day care and a golf course last week when they were contagious. Public health officials are asking the public to fill out a form if they may have been exposed.
State Government May. 1, 2025 9:28 am172d ago
House File 299 would require schools and child care centers to include information about obtaining vaccine exemptions in any public communication to parents or guardians following recommendations by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services.
State Government Apr. 23, 2025 8:49 am180d ago
Raw milk could be sold in grocery stores and farmers markets under an Iowa House bill advanced Tuesday that drew strong warnings and objections from public health professionals, veterinarians and the Iowa State Dairy Association.
State Government Mar. 6, 2025 7:39 am228d ago
Federal legal protections added in the 1980s to shield vaccine manufacturers from most lawsuits would be waived any time a vaccine is administered in Iowa under legislation that was advanced Wednesday by Republican state lawmakers.
Curious Iowa Nov. 4, 2024 11:03 am350d ago
About 90 percent of Iowa’s population receives water that has been treated with fluoride. But what is it? What does it do? And why do some cities not treat their water?