BALTIMORE, MD—Viva Raw LLC, a Charlotte-based pet food company, has issued a voluntary recall of two lots of its raw dog and cat food products due to potential contamination with Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced this week. The recall involves Lot 21495, which includes Viva Ground Beef for Dogs and Viva Beef & Turkey […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Maryland Department of Agriculture will conduct unscheduled mosquito control spraying in parts of Baltimore County on Wednesday, Aug. 27, in response to public health concerns about mosquito-borne diseases. Ultra-low volume (ULV) truck-based spraying is planned for the evenings in Dundalk near the intersections of Mt. Olive Road and Authority Drive, and in Middle River near the intersections of […]
ANNAPOLIS, MD—Gov. Wes Moore has launched a $1.6 million grant program aimed at combating substance use in rural communities across Maryland. The program, called Rural Advancement for Maryland Peers (RAMP), will expand and strengthen the state’s workforce of certified peer recovery specialists. The RAMP program is a partnership between the Maryland Department of Labor and the Maryland Department of Health. […]
BALTIMORE, MD—The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the first human case of New World screwworm in the United States, a flesh-eating parasite previously thought to be eradicated in the country. The patient, a Maryland resident, was diagnosed on August 4 after returning from travel to El Salvador. New World screwworm is a species of parasitic flies […]
BALTIMORE,MD—The Maryland Department of Health announced on Friday the state’s first human case of the West Nile virus for 2025. An adult in central Maryland tested positive for the virus and is now recovering. The virus is transmitted to humans through mosquitoes that have fed on infected birds. While up to 80% of people infected show no symptoms, the disease […]
JARRETTSVILLE, MD—Harford County has confirmed its second case of a rabid raccoon this year after a positive test was returned on a raccoon found in the Jarrettsville area, the Harford County Health Department announced Friday. The Maryland Department of Health confirmed Thursday that a raccoon found near the 4000-block of Federal Hill Road in Jarrettsville tested positive for the rabies […]
OCEAN CITY, MD—Governor Wes Moore delivered a forceful call for urgent action to local leaders Saturday, urging them to accelerate efforts on key issues ranging from affordable housing to public safety in the face of federal policies that he said were “unraveling” the lives of Marylanders. Speaking at the closing session of the 2025 Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) summer […]
MONKTON, MD—The Harford County Health Department confirmed Friday that a groundhog found in the Monkton area tested positive for the rabies virus. The confirmation came from the Maryland Department of Health on Thursday, August 14, 2025. The rabid groundhog was discovered near the 3500-block of Jarrettsville Pike in Monkton, potentially exposing individuals and pets in the surrounding vicinity. While simply […]