August 9, 2019 'Multiple' Minnesota counties affected by hep A outbreak; officials say drug users, homeless hit hardest At least nine counties in Minnesota are experiencing a hepatitis A outbreak, state health officials announced this week.Â
August 7, 2019 Military lab, which handles Ebola and other dangerous pathogens, suspended after failing CDC inspection A military laboratory in Maryland used for biological defense research, which houses some of the world’s most dangerous pathogens, was shut down last month after failing an inspection.Â
August 7, 2019 Legionnaires' disease outbreak at Atlanta hotel leaves 1 dead, state health officials say One person has died from a Legionnaires' disease outbreak at the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel.Â
August 6, 2019 Philippines declares national epidemic as Dengue fever cases rise past 145,000 Health officials in the Philippines have upgraded the country’s outbreak of Dengue fever to a national epidemic as more than 145,000 cases have been reported since January alone.Â
July 26, 2019 Multi-state cyclospora outbreak linked to fresh basil from Mexico, FDA says An outbreak of 132 cyclospora illnesses across multiple states has been traced back to fresh basil from Mexico, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday.Â
July 17, 2019 Ebola outbreak in Congo declared a global health emergency by WHO More than 1,600 people have died since August in the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history, which is unfolding in a region described as a war zone.
July 17, 2019 Philippines declares national emergency after more than 100,000 people contract Dengue fever Health officials in the Philippines declared a national emergency this week after a record breaking 106,630 cases of Dengue fever were reported since January.Â
July 12, 2019 2 dead, 18 hospitalized in respiratory illness outbreak at Virginia care center A total of 54 residents have come down with the illness over 11 days.
July 11, 2019 Venezuela’s war on children at a 'breaking point' over lack of medical care The cries of millions of children still languishing inside Venezuela all too often go unanswered as the deteriorating conditions and the iron-grip of the Maduro regime has set the stage for once eradicated diseases to run rampant, trauma medicine to vanish, infant mortality to drastically spike, and for simple health skirmishes morph into life-threatening plagues.
July 5, 2019 Pig ear dog treats linked to 'multidrug-resistant' salmonella outbreak in 13 states, CDC says Heads up, pet owners: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in a warning this week that a recent salmonella outbreak linked to pig ear dog treats has affected 45 people across 13 states.