South Dakota Department of Health Reports Measles Exposure Possible at Rapid City Locations
On Jun. 6, 2025, the South Dakota Department of Health has notified the public of potential measles exposure…
Department of Health Reports First Measles Case in South Dakota
On Jun. 2, 2025, the South Dakota Department of Health reported the first measles case of 2025 in…
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Bird flu in South Dakota: Millions of birds dead, worry shifts to humans
On Mar. 24, 2025, As bird flu ravages poultry farms across the country – including in South Dakota…
South Dakota Department of Health Reported Death from co-infection of Pertussis and influenza
On Jan. 24, 2025, The South Dakota Department of Health reported the death of a child due to…
South Dakota outbreak revealed potential H5N1 adaptation in domestic cats
On Dec. 12, 2024, University of Pittsburgh researchers announced they had identified evidence of H5N1 adaptation in domestic…
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CWD confirmed in western Minnesota for first time
On Dec. 12, 2024, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reported that a deer harvested near Wheaton…
Nearly 1 million chickens killed on a Minnesota farm because of bird flu
On Nov. 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agricultureﾒs (USDA) announced that nearly 1 million chickens on a…
Large NIH clinical trial tested polyclonal antibody therapeutic for COVID-19
On Apr. 21, 2021, the NIH announced that a Phase 2/3 trial to evaluate a new fully-human polyclonal…
The Burnham Institute for Medical Research renamed Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Research Institute
On Jun. 24, 2015, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) announced that Sanford-Burnham has received a gift…
Sanford Health acquired Hematech
On Jan. 4, 2013, Sanford Health announced the acquisition of Sioux Falls-based biotech company Hematech, a subsidiary of…
The Sioux Valley Health Care System was renamed Sanford Health
On Feb. 3, 2007 the Sioux Valley Health Care System was renamed Sanford Health to recognize a $400…
The South Dakota Biotech Association was founded
In 2006, the South Dakota Biotech Association was founded as a non-profit organization dedicated to developing biotechnology through…
Hematech relocated to Sioux Falls
In 1998, Hematech was co-founded by University of Massachusetts researcher Jim Robl, relocated to Sioux Falls. Dr. Robl…
The Sioux Valley Health System (Sanford Health) was founded
In 1996, The Sioux Valley Health System, now known as Sanford Health, was founded. In 2007, the Sioux…
The Northern Grain Insects Research Laboratory was established
In Jun. 1960, the U.S. Congress passed an appropriations bill that included funding for a Federal Insect Laboratory…
The Prescription Drug Amendment was signed into law
On Oct. 26, 1951, the Durham-Humphrey Amendment, also known as the Prescription Drug Amendment, was signed into law…
Dakota Agricultural College (South Dakota State University) was founded
On Feb. 21, 1881, the University of South Dakota was founded by the Dakota Territorial Legislature in Vermillion,…
The University of South Dakota was founded
In 1862, the University of South Dakota was founded by the Dakota Territorial Legislature in Vermillion, making it…