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Hantavirus outbreak response: WHO leading, CDC's role questioned
7 confirmed or suspected cases were reported to the WHO in the hantavirus outbreak that has put a cruise ship response under the microscope.
Kerala’s dengue uptick comes with school and sanitation warnings
17 dengue deaths have been reported to date in Kerala.
Connecticut confirms its first measles case of 2026 — an unvaccinated adult who traveled internationally
Connecticut health officials have confirmed the state's first measles case of 2026: an unvaccinated Hartford County adult who recently returned from intern
WHO’s cruise-ship hantavirus cluster is still under investigation
WHO says a cluster of severe respiratory illness aboard a cruise ship was reported on 2 May 2026, with 7 cases identified by 4 May: 2 laboratory confirmed
Recalled formula, three sick infants, multistate botulism probe
3 infants with confirmed or suspected infant botulism have been reported from 3 states as of June 13, 2026.
Ebola: U.S. officials say they are using border screening, medical expertise, and outbreak control measures
A recent update says the U.S. is “supporting the people of Congo and beyond” while trying to protect Americans. It says DHS and HHS quickly restricted trav
WHO’s latest news page is about health, but not an outbreak bulletin
The World Health Organization news page in this fact pack surfaces items on hazardous or toxic chemicals, psychological self-help interventions, and diabet
School safety gets a federal push
The Departments of Education and Health and Human Services announced on May 29 the launch of the School Safety Enhancement program Fiscal Year 2026 competi
Tick season is running early — and the Northeast is feeling it most
Emergency room visits for tick bites dipped briefly, then climbed again. The season is starting earlier than usual, and the cumulative burden is mounting.
CDC Stacks: National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System weekly tables are still being posted
The CDC Stacks recent additions page shows new National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System weekly tables dated 05/23/2026, with provisional weekly dat
Western Australia mpox: seven new cases in a week, contact tracing underway
The Western Australia Department of Health reported seven mpox cases in the past week, with public health investigations and contact tracing now active. Th
Wildfire snapshot: 46 percent contained, evacuation statuses reduced
National Preparedness Level holds at 2. The Seven Cabins Fire in New Mexico sits at 28,750 acres and 46 percent containment, with reduced evacuation status
State Department adds Public Health Arrival Restrictions and enhanced Ebola screening
The State Department’s May 28 update to the Worldwide Caution adds Public Health Arrival Restrictions and Enhanced Ebola Disease Screening for travelers fr
Ebola screening expands at Houston Bush Intercontinental as U.S. entry rules tighten
CDC and CBP have begun enhanced Ebola screening at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport for arrivals from the DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan, joini
The Unlikely Playbook: How a Vaccine-Wary County Stopped Measles Cold
A deeply vaccine-skeptical county in Northern California, known for clashing with state health guidance during COVID, has successfully contained a measles
Cruise Ship Hantavirus Reaches Spain: WHO Confirms 13th Case from MV Hondius Outbreak
WHO confirmed a 13th hantavirus case in Spain — traced to an Antarctic expedition cruise ship — weeks after passengers had already scattered across at leas
The CDC outbreak hub: boring by design, useful by necessity
The CDC's outbreak page is the simplest anchor in this pack. It points readers to International Travel Health Notices, outbreak resources, and HAN — CDC's
Texas reports 1st human West Nile virus case of 2026
Texas state health officials reported this year’s first case of West Nile virus illness in a resident of Harris County. Officials said the resident was dia
Hantavirus on a cruise ship: CDC says risk to American public and travelers is extremely low
CDC is responding to a deadly outbreak of Andes virus — a type of hantavirus — among passengers and crew of a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean. No cases o
Africa CDC Declares Highest-Tier Ebola Emergency as Bundibugyo Strain Crosses Into Uganda's Capital
Africa's top public health body has declared the Bundibugyo strain Ebola outbreak spanning Congo and Uganda its highest-tier emergency — a designation rese
Bangladesh's Measles Outbreak Has Killed Children and Sickened Thousands
A measles outbreak in Bangladesh has killed children and sickened thousands more — while Virginia became the first U.S. state to launch a live public dashb
Dulles Becomes Nation's First Ebola Screening Hub
Your next international flight might start with an Ebola check-up, as Washington-Dulles International Airport began enhanced health screenings for traveler
Rain in Argentina, Rodents on a Cruise Ship: The Unseen Link to Hantavirus
Heavy rainfall in Argentina, thousands of miles from any cruise ship, is now being linked to the recent hantavirus outbreak that sickened passengers on the
WHO Declares Global Emergency Over Bundibugyo Ebola Strain as Confirmed Cases Reach Kampala and Kinshasa
The World Health Organization declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on May 16, 2026, over a Bundibugyo virus outbreak that has alread
WHO Declares Ebola Emergency Over a Strain With No Licensed Vaccine or Treatment — Cases Now in Kampala and Kinshasa
The WHO declared an Ebola outbreak a global health emergency less than 48 hours after African health officials first confirmed it — a pace that signals aut
Connecticut Confirms First Clade I Mpox Case, Linked to Western Europe Travel
Eighteen Americans from a cruise ship hit by hantavirus landed in Nebraska this week — one already testing positive before showing a single symptom, two mo
Three More MV Hondius Passengers Test Positive for Hantavirus After Disembarking
Three more people who sailed aboard the MV Hondius Antarctic expedition ship have tested positive for hantavirus after disembarking — bringing the confirme
A cattle bacterium showed up in city saunas, then in sexual health clinics
A livestock bacterium that normally infects cattle and horses has turned up in clusters of men in France, Spain, and Germany — with no known animal exposur
A British National on a Remote Island Got Hantavirus. The Army Parachuted In.
Three people have died aboard a Dutch expedition cruise ship after contracting a rare virus that — until now — most travelers had never heard of.
Andes Hantavirus Confirmed on MV Hondius: Five Lab-Proven Cases, Person-to-Person Spread Documented
Three people have died aboard a cruise ship from a strain of hemorrhagic fever so rare that only a landfill bird-watching trip may have started it all.