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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Ebola is spreading again in Congo, and this time the response is missing its most powerful weapon
Congo’s Ebola outbreak is spreading without enough vaccines, supplies or flight access. The regional health-security test is deepening.
What caused the MV Hondius hantavirus outbreak? WHO investigation remains active
A rare cruise-linked virus is under control, but WHO still needs the source. MV Hondius has turned Andes virus into a global tracing test.
Hantavirus outbreak crosses Atlantic: 16 Americans isolated in Nebraska, couple in Atlanta biocontainment unit
A polar cruise outbreak in the Atlantic just stress-tested two of America's top biocontainment units. The federal special pathogens system is now live.
Hantavirus outbreak: Spain Alicante and Tristan da Cunha report fresh suspected cases as MV Hondius nears Tenerife docking
Spain just approved a hantavirus cruise to dock in Tenerife. Two new suspected cases on two continents now test how far the Andes strain has already travelled.
Hantavirus outbreak escalates: CDC declares Level 3 emergency as MV Hondius nears Canary Islands
CDC just activated a Level 3 hantavirus response. With Andes virus confirmed and the MV Hondius nearing Spain, the question is how fast Washington can repatriate.
CDC tracks BA.3.2 Cicada COVID variant across 25 US states as WHO flags immune escape risk
CDC tracks BA.3.2 Cicada COVID variant across 25 US states and 23 countries. The heavily mutated SARS-CoV-2 strain raises immune escape and vaccine efficacy concerns.
Will the United States lose measles elimination status as CDC calls for urgent vaccination?
CDC acting director urges urgent measles vaccination as U.S. cases surge. Discover what this means for public health policy and elimination status.
Inside the CDC purge: Why mass firings in America’s top health agency could reshape public safety
Mass firings at CDC deepen U.S. shutdown chaos—see how health surveillance, global response, and disease defense face unprecedented disruption.
Deadly plague resurfaces in Arizona: Resident dies within hours of diagnosis
A Coconino County resident has died from pneumonic plague—the first such fatality since 2007. Find out what happened and what health officials advise.
Holiday beach plans disrupted as bacterial contamination hits coasts from NY to CA
Find out why beaches across six U.S. states are closed ahead of the Fourth of July and how public health agencies are responding—stay informed this holiday!