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SEASONAL FLU. “The mutation, at a location called G155E, cropped up after strains were already selected for this year’s flu shots, Greninger said. So even though the vaccines target a version of H1N1 and should still offer some protection, the virus can still break through.”
Oct 22 2026
EBOLA. “Nigeria confirmed an Ebola case in its capital, Abuja, on Tuesday after a woman who arrived from Uganda tested positive for the virus, the Health Ministry said.”
Oct 22 2026
DENGUE. “If someone visits Cuba, gets bitten by a mosquito infected with dengue, returns to Florida and another mosquito bites them, that mosquito becomes infected and can spread the virus.”
Oct 20 2026
COVID. “Helen Branswell, a leading reporter on infectious diseases who wrote with foresight, urgency and clarity about the emerging danger of the Covid-19 pandemic, ahead of the vast majority of journalists and even many medical experts, died on Tuesday in Ottawa. She was 69.”
Oct 19 2026
MEASLES. “Bangladesh is battling to contain the world’s worst measles outbreak, a crisis exacerbated by weak data, inadequate outreach and vaccination gaps that experts say offers a warning to other nations about the deadly risk of falling immunization rates.”
Oct 19 2026
EBOLA. “How likely is it that Ebola will reach the United States?”
Oct 19 2026
PLAGUE. “There a plague outbreak in Russia? If the answer were a clear yes, there shouldn’t be much reason to worry. With swift medical intervention, plague is treatable. But in the nearly three weeks since a worker at a Siberian plague research unit died of a mysterious respiratory illness, state officials have been consistently tight-lipped about what happened and whether there were any further cases.”
Oct 19 2026
MEASLES. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending one of its scientists to Pennsylvania to help curb the state’s growing measles outbreak, a CDC spokesperson said Thursday. That person, a “disease detective” within the agency’s Epidemic Intelligence Service, is scheduled to arrive later this week.”
Oct 15 2026
EBOLA. “The WHO reported that Kenya’s national preparedness score rose from 66 percent in May to 82 percent in July. The assessment covered measures including surveillance, laboratory testing, isolation and treatment facilities, and trained response teams.”
Oct 15 2026
MEASLES. “Vaccines don’t save lives, vaccinations do. The difference between a vaccine and a vaccination is a trusted message from a trusted messenger. Otherwise, vaccines are going to be sitting cold in the fridge.”
Oct 14 2026
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