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What is the Marburg virus? WHO confirms outbreak of the deadly viral disease in Equatorial Guinea and Tanzania
The CDC on Thursday issued a health advisory warning to doctors in the US, prompting them to watch …
Erin Snodgrass
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Fighters in Sudan have seized a biolab containing contagious disease pathogens, raising fears of a deadly outbreak
The WHO described the development as extremely dangerous, saying there is a "huge biological risk" …
Tom Porter
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2 things an infectious disease doctor is doing to avoid catching the norovirus stomach bug amid US outbreak
Dr. Parikh shared her advice for preventing norovirus spreading as 254 outbreaks have been reported…
Amber Middleton
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Russian soldiers are facing a 'mouse fever' outbreak on the frontlines, Ukrainian intel says
Ukrainian intelligence says "mouse fever" carried by rodents is running rampant among Russian soldi…
Paul Squire
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California declares state of emergency due to monkeypox outbreak
California Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday declared a state of emergency due to the spread of the m…
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A meningococcal disease outbreak in the US has killed a quarter of people infected this year. Here are the symptoms to look out for.
12 people have died in what the CDC has described as "one of the worst outbreaks of meningococcal d…
Kashmira Gander
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7 people have died amid 'one of the worst meningococcal outbreaks' in US history. The CDC is urging people to get vaccinated.
After six men who have sex with men were reported dead from a meningococcal outbreak in Florida, th…
Hilary Brueck,Dr. Catherine S…
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Future zoonotic disease pandemics set to turn deadlier, kill 12 times as many people by 2050 due to climate change
The team found that from 1963 to 2019, 3,150 outbreaks had claimed a staggering 17,232 lives in 24 …
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A stomach flu outbreak aboard a Celebrity Cruises ship has left 100 people sick
Of the 13 norovirus cruise ship outbreaks in 2023, three were aboard Celebrity's ships. This is the…
Brittany Chang
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World Health Network declares monkeypox outbreak a pandemic
The current monkeypox outbreak, which has infected 3,417 people across 42 countries, has on Thursda…
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CDC: 2 children diagnosed with monkeypox in the US — the first pediatric cases
The CDC said Friday that two kids were diagnosed with monkeypox this week, including an infant. The…
Hilary Brueck
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A mysterious liver disease infecting kids across Europe and the US has now killed at least 1 child
At least 169 hepatitis cases have been diagnosed so far in 11 countries. 17 patients have required …
Hilary Brueck
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UK health officials find rare polio virus in London sewage, and warn it may have spread to a few people in the city
Health officials say several polioviruses were found in London in recent months, but say "the risk …
Hilary Brueck
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2 reasons China's mysterious respiratory illness outbreak isn't the new COVID, according to the WHO
Parts of China have seen a surge in respiratory illnesses in children. But health officials said co…
Kim Schewitz
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Health Ministry closely monitoring H9N2 outbreak, respiratory illness in Chinese children
Based on the currently available information, an increase in the incidence of respiratory diseases …
ANI
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CDC: Monkeypox may have been circulating for 'months' before the raves in Europe
"In one case, a doctor thought the person had very severe herpes at first and didn't immediately th…
Hilary Brueck
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CDC says 5 kids have died and 109 have been sickened in connection with the mysterious hepatitis outbreak
The CDC says the hepatitis cases, while still rare, are baffling disease detectives because they're…
Hilary Brueck
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What to know about mycoplasma bacteria giving children pneumonia in China, amid a respiratory illness outbreak
Mycoplasma, which can cause walking pneumonia, is among the bugs that Chinese officials say are beh…
Kim Schewitz
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CDC describes 4 tell-tale physical symptoms of the mysterious liver disease that's spreading among kids in the US and Europe
A new report from the CDC gives details about the first cases diagnosed in the US, all in Alabama. …
Hilary Brueck
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The CDC is warning of a mysterious and dangerous rash of liver-injuring hepatitis cases in kids
The CDC is warning healthcare providers that a strange and contagious liver inflammation is spreadi…