January 13, 2020 Mysterious viral pneumonia outbreak in China claims its first victim An outbreak of viral pneumonia that has sickened dozens in the Chinese city of Wuhan has killed at least one person, marking the first fatality since reports of the mysterious illness began.Â
January 9, 2020 Mysterious viral pneumonia outbreak in China likely caused by new virus, scientists say Scientists in China who are researching an outbreak of viral pneumonia that’s sickened dozens in the city of Wuhan have identified a new type of coronavirus as the likely culprit behind the illnesses, Chinese state media reported Thursday.Â
January 7, 2020 WHO: Death toll from measles outbreak in Congo hits 6,000 A vaccine against measles has existed for decades but some 310,000 cases have been reported in Congo since the beginning of 2019.
January 3, 2020 Mysterious respiratory illness linked to China food market sickens at least 44, officials say At least 44 have been sickened, with 11 critical and an additional 121 who came into contact with those patients under observation.
December 24, 2019 Trader Joe's egg salad, potato salad products recalled amid Listeria concerns The recall comes amid a larger investigation into a multi-state Listeria outbreak that's been tied to at least one death.
December 23, 2019 Company recalls hard-boiled eggs eyed in Listeria outbreak The outbreak has sickened at least seven across five states, and resulted in at least one death.
December 20, 2019 Hard-boiled eggs eyed in Listeria outbreak that's killed at least 1, CDC says The outbreak has sickened seven people across five states.
December 19, 2019 Whooping cough outbreak closes Texas school despite 100-percent vaccination rate: officials An outbreak of the highly contagious whooping cough has forced one school in Houston, Tex., to close its doors early for the holiday break.Â
December 18, 2019 Pet store puppies linked to outbreak that's sickened at least 30 people, CDC says Pet store puppies might be making people sick, according to federal health officials, who say at least 30 people have been infected with a multidrug-resistant bacteria.
December 13, 2019 Norovirus outbreak closes Washington school; more than 100 students, staff sickened An elementary school in Seattle is closed Friday due to an outbreak of the highly contagious norovirus.Â