February 27, 2019 South Carolina pediatrician turning away unvaccinated patients A pediatric practice in South Carolina is turning away unvaccinated patients as part of a new policy that seeks to protect patients with a weakened immune system.
February 26, 2019 North Carolina teen dies of severe flu-related complication, family says A North Carolina community is mourning the loss of an eighth-grade student who died following severe complications of the flu virus.
February 25, 2019 Unvaccinated French boy, 5, isolated in Costa Rica with suspected case of measles Costa Rican health officials say an unvaccinated 5-year-old boy from France who arrived in the country with his parents last week is being tested for a suspected case of the measles.
February 21, 2019 Measles epidemic in Madagascar kills more than 900, says WHO The World Health Organization says that an epidemic of measles in Madagascar has caused more than 900 deaths.
February 20, 2019 Ohio hepatitis A cases hit 1,600 but outbreak not new, officials say The Ohio Department of Health says reports that wrongly imply a newly declared outbreak of hepatitis A are circulating around the state, apparently prompted by a recent case involving a restaurant worker.
February 18, 2019 Philippines says 136 people have died in measles outbreak The Philippine health secretary said Monday that 136 people, mostly children, have died of measles and 8,400 others have fallen ill in an outbreak blamed partly on vaccination fears.
February 16, 2019 Florida Italian restaurant employee infected with Hepatitis A Florida restaurant employee found with Hepatitis A as epidemic grows.
February 15, 2019 Nearly 1,000 Madagascar children dead of measles since October: WHO At least 922 children and young adults have died of measles in Madagascar since October, despite a huge emergency vaccination program, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
February 11, 2019 Ebola kills nearly 100 children in Congo as outbreak rages on Nearly 100 children have died in an Ebola outbreak ravaging the Democratic Republic of Congo as health workers warn it could be far from over.
February 11, 2019 Measles outbreak spurs vaccination surge in anti-vaxxer hotspot Weeks after a hotspot for anti-vaxxers turned into a hotspot for measles infections, vaccination rates have surged in the area, according to news reports.