Monkeypox cases spike in NYC - with Big Apple averaging dozens of cases per month
The number of monkeypox cases in the Big Apple spiked since October, primarily affecting Black/Hispanic men aged 25-44, with most cases being mild. [ more ]
The current avian flu outbreak in North America is the largest and most deadly for nonhuman animals, raising concerns about the risk of human infection and food safety. [ more ]
Measles exposure may have occurred at San Leandro restaurant
Visitors to a restaurant in San Leandro may have been exposed to the measles virus on March 9. The health department advised specific groups to get checked immediately. [ more ]
Zika caused severe birth defects in babies born to infected pregnant women, but the global attention on the virus quickly dwindled after 2016.
Zika reflects the typical cycle of emergent crises followed by a brief influx of resources and then rich countries' long forgetting of the issue. [ more ]
CDC issues warning over new, more deadly strain of mpox
The CDC has issued a warning about a new, more deadly strain of mpox that is spreading in urban areas and is likely sexually transmittable.
The WHO has declared the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the worst-ever recorded, with 12,000 cases and 600 deaths so far this year. [ more ]