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Hope Kirwan

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 18, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Urban Milwaukee
Top 500K sites
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Jul 4, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Hope Kirwan

    Wisconsin Officials Push Vaccination As Measles Outbreak Grows (opens the original)

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    New cases in Vernon County add to 164 statewide, but demand for MMR shots is rising. As the number of measles cases continues to grow, Wisconsin health officials say they’re seeing some success with efforts to encourage vaccination. The outbreak in Iowa, Lafayette and Grant counties has grown to 161 confirmed and probable cases over the past two months. On Wednesday, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced two new measles cases in Vernon County, including one in a person visiting t

  2. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Hope Kirwan

    Avian Flu Returns To Wisconsin Poultry Farm, Raising Mink Concerns (opens the original)

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    Barron County outbreak comes as Utah mink infections worry experts in top mink-producing state. Photo from the United States Department of Agriculture. State agriculture officials are urging farms to tighten protective measures after the highly contagious avian flu virus has once again been found in the state. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection confirmed the virus was found on a commercial poultry farm in Barron County. State Veterinarian Dr. Darlene Konkle sa

  3. Article · Sep 4, 2026 · Hope Kirwan

    As Measles Spreads, Wisconsin Warns Families To Check School Vaccines (opens the original)

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    Nearly half of cases are in school-age children. A skin rash is observed on a patient’s abdomen 3-days after the onset of a measles infection. The image was captured at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in 1958. Photo by Heinz F. Eichenwald, MD /CDC Public Health Image Library. As measles continues to spread in southwestern Wisconsin, state health officials are urging families to ensure their children are fully vaccinated before heading back to school. Since Aug. 11, there have been 108 c

  4. Article · Aug 22, 2026 · Hope Kirwan

    Low Vaccination Rates Driving Measles Outbreak in Wisconsin (opens the original)

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    All but one of 48 cases was someone unvaccinated, all in just three counties. A skin rash is observed on a patient’s abdomen 3-days after the onset of a measles infection. The image was captured at New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center in 1958. Photo by Heinz F. Eichenwald, MD /CDC Public Health Image Library. A measles outbreak in the southwestern corner of Wisconsin continues to grow. As of Friday, the state Department of Health Services has identified 41 confirmed and 7 probable cases acro

  5. Article · Aug 22, 2026 · Hope Kirwan

    17 People in Wisconsin, 23 in Minnesota Sickened in E. Coli, Salmonella Outbreak (opens the original)

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    Alfalfa sprouts sold under Everything Sprouts and Calco brands contaminated with both bacteria. Alfalfa sprouts. Photo by flickr user kellyhogaboom (CC BY-SA 2.0) Alfalfa sprouts contaminated with both E. coli and Salmonella bacteria have sicked at least 17 people in Wisconsin and 23 more in Minnesota. One person is hospitalized in Wisconsin and two have been hospitalized in Minnesota, according to health officials from each state. A press release from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services

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