Alabama Department of Health

Cyclosporiasis is a gastrointestinal illness caused by a microscopic parasite. In the U.S., people can get sick with cyclosporiasis by eating fresh produce that was grown outside the U.S. and contaminated with Cyclospora.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — State health officials say they've resolved a lag in getting the latest COVID-19 case numbers reported on a state website. The…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (The Birmingham News) — The Alabama state legislature has approved nearly half a million dollars to investigate deaths from childbirth…

Alabama health officials say most students entering the sixth grade this year will have to get a vaccination to protect them against whooping cough. The…

A new report by Alabama health officials says the rate of traffic deaths has fallen drastically since the state established a trauma network in 2007.The…

State Health Officer Don Williamson says 13 Alabamians were injected with the steroid medicine from a specialty pharmacy linked to a meningitis outbreak.…