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CDC expands Ebola travel restrictions as airlines challenge sweeping new US entry rule
Every international passenger flying to the US will face a new Ebola declaration from November 3. Find out why airlines are challenging the CDC rule.
New York declares measles emergency as Pennsylvania outbreak tops 1,000 cases
Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak has topped 1,000 cases as New York declares an emergency and expands vaccination amid a widening US resurgence.
Mystery death at Russia anti-plague institute triggers Siberia health alert
Russia has imposed health precautions after a researcher at a Siberian anti-plague lab died from unexplained pneumonia. See what officials know so far.
US medical groups fill CDC policy gap with independent 2026-27 respiratory vaccine recommendations
Major US medical groups issue independent flu, COVID-19 and RSV vaccine guidance as the traditional CDC recommendation process remains unsettled.
Trump cuts routine childhood vaccine recommendations from 18 diseases to 11
Trump cuts routine childhood vaccine recommendations to 11 diseases, seeks separate MMR shots and urges states to reconsider mandates.
Flesh-eating bacteria deaths rise along Gulf Coast as health officials warn beachgoers
Louisiana reports five deaths from Vibrio vulnificus as dangerous Gulf Coast infections prompt warnings about wounds and warm coastal waters.
Erica Schwartz becomes first Black woman to lead CDC after Senate confirmation
Erica Schwartz becomes the first Black woman to lead the CDC as the agency faces workforce cuts, measles outbreaks and vaccine disputes.
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.