The latest milestone, a recorded 2,318 infections, makes 2026 the worst year for measles in the US since 1991
The US has officially surpassed last year’s record number of measles infections, marking t…
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US cyclosporiasis outbreak expands to nine states as CDC investigates over 7,400 cases ⊖
Over 11,500 people this summer are suspected to have been sickened by disease that can cause explosive diarrhea, CDC says
Investigations into the largest cyclosporiasis outbreak on record expanded to …
5 days ago
Ebola death toll rises to 930, as outbreak spreads at record pace ⊖
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Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and partners plan trial of two existing jabs
11 days ago
Cyclospora outbreaks causing diarrhea in US expected to continue through August ⊖
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is scouring food supply chain for culprit, which may be lettuce
What is cyclosporiasis, the parasitic illness causing ‘explosive’ diarrhea?
Federal he…
12 days ago
North Carolina woman, 82, survives nine days trapped in her bathtub after fall ⊖
Joan Rivet drank water she managed to splash up to her face by turning faucet on with her foot
An 82-year-old North Carolina woman says she survived falling in her bathtub and being trapped there for …
23 days ago
More than 100 passengers on US cruise ship sick from suspected norovirus ⊖⊖
Princess Cruises vessel is docked in San Francisco for disinfecting in third outbreak for company this year
More than 100 passengers and about 23 crew members on a Princess Cruises ship fell sick from…
29 days ago
Whereabouts of nearly 300 people with Ebola unknown in DRC ⊖
Fears over ‘huge, huge community transmission’ as modelling predicts thousands of cases and deaths by September
The whereabouts of almost 300 people who have tested positive for Ebola in the Democrati…
37 days ago
CDC to tap $107m in emergency funding for Ebola response in the DRC and Uganda ⊖
Number of people infected now tops 1,000 though health officials say the global risk remains low
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41 days ago
Peppery perfection: 17 delicious ways with watercress – from soups and salads to sorbet and cake ⊕⊕
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It’s so full of nutrients that it tops the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s list of powerhouse vegetables. But this superfood is also surprisingly versatile
Watercress is among the olde…
49 days ago
Ebola spread in central Africa could match 2014 record outbreak, US health officials say ⊖
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Modelling from US CDC shows Ebola spread could be on ‘dangerous trajectory’, but experts warn outbreaks can be very hard to predict
Central Africa’s Ebola outbreak could spread to be similar in scale …