October 17, 2022 Humane Society facility in Reno, NV, dealing with deadly virus outbreak An animal shelter run by the Humane Society in Nevada is experiencing a deadly outbreak of a cat-bourne virus called panleukopenia, which has killed 11 cats in the past 3 weeks.
October 6, 2022 World Health Organization's short public comment period for pandemic treaty receives backlash The World Health Organization received backlash for a limited public comment period on a proposed pandemic treaty meant to align international response to pandemics.
September 30, 2022 Virus kills 100K cows and buffaloes in India, livelihoods threatened A viral outbreak in India has killed 100K cows and buffaloes and sickened another 2 million. The virus, known as lumpy skin disease, is spread through insects.
September 26, 2022 Cholera deaths in Syria reach 29 Syria’s outbreak of cholera has infected 230 people and killed 29 people. The United Nations says this is the war-torn country’s worst outbreak in years.
August 4, 2022 Biden administration declares monkeypox a public health emergency The Biden administration on Thursday said it was declaring monkeypox a public health emergency, freeing up federal money and other resources to fight the virus.
June 23, 2022 Florida meningococcal outbreak among gay and bisexual men is one of worst in US history: CDC Federal and state health officials in Florida are looking into an illness cause by bacteria called meningococcal, which has killed 6 so far according to the CDC.
May 22, 2022 Biden on Monkeypox: Outbreak should concern 'everybody,' as health experts are baffled President Joe Biden said in South Korea the new monkeypox virus should concern "everybody," as health officials still do not have answers for the outbreak.
May 3, 2022 Growing number of U.S. states reporting mysterious hepatitis outbreaks among children At least ten additional states are reporting similar cases of severe cases of pediatric hepatitis.
March 2, 2022 DeSantis asks students in viral clip to take off masks, stop the 'Covid theater': 'This is ridiculous' Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told a group of high school students to take off their face masks and stop engaging in “Covid theater” in a clip that went viral on social media.
February 14, 2022 Democratic state, city leaders split on COVID mandates as country recovers from pandemic State and local Democratic leaders across the U.S. are starting to change their tune on COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates.