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New Florida Zika cases prompt travel warnings The Florida Department of Health has identified two areas of Miami-Dade County where Zika is being spread by mosquitoes. CDC reported on Aug. 19 that – in addition to the previously identified area in the Wynwood neighborhood – there is now a mosquito-borne spread of Zika virus in a 20-block section of Miami Beach.
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AWARE success boosts pride of river towns A series of small communities linked in a 52-mile stretch of the lower Des Moines River used Project AWARE as an opportunity to give back to the river that historically brought them commerce and connection.
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Iowa confirms human cases of West Nile  The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced Aug. 17 that testing at the State Hygienic Laboratory has confirmed the first human cases of West Nile virus disease in Iowa in 2016. A female child and an adult male, both of Sioux County, were hospitalized due to the virus, and were recovering as of the day of the announcement.
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States help meet new demands of disease surveillance Peanut butter was in limited supply in February 2007. Grocers began pulling popular brands off their shelves after peanut butter was linked to an outbreak of Salmonella serotype Tennessee. By the end of May 2007, more than 700 people in 47 states had been sickened in what was the first U.S. foodborne outbreak associated with peanut butter.
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Ambassador shares perspectives and aspirations The State Hygienic Laboratory welcomed Kelli Ryckman as its eighth Environmental and Public Health Ambassador on Aug. 4. Ryckman recently shared with Lab Link a glimpse of her work life, influences and aspirations – on behalf of Iowa babies and as the Hygienic Laboratory ambassador.
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