The state is working to notify anyone who might have come into contact with the unidentified child.
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Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
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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Posted inLocal & State, News
Dr. Nirav Shah makes his final rounds in Maine
For perhaps the final time as the state’s CDC director, Shah answered questions about the pandemic and health topics on the ‘MaineCalling’ public radio show.
Posted inLocal & State
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.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn
More than half of all flu cases reported this season are from last week
There have been more than 1,650 influenza cases reported to the Maine CDC since early October, with nearly 860 reported last week.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State, Schools and Education
Augusta high school receives grant to provide preventive health services, expand access to behavioral care
Cony High School has received $56,000 from the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention to establish a more robust school-based health center.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Maine CDC investigating COVID-19 outbreaks at 26 long-term care facilities in the state
One outbreak is at Woodlands Senior Living of Waterville and involves 27 residents and four staff, according to the Maine CDC.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
New COVID-19 booster shots coming to Maine
Maine is expected to receive 80,500 doses of new omicron-targeting booster shots within the next 2 weeks.
Posted inLocal & State, Times Record
Maine fares better than most despite slip in life expectancy
Life expectancy declined in Maine in 2020, but 47 other states were hit harder during the pandemic’s first year.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
York County man has 1st confirmed monkeypox case in Maine
The disease had been spreading in other New England states and across the country.