Health Sep 25 More than 167,000 pounds of meat were recalled. What to know about the state of food safety in the U.S. By Maria Ramirez Uribe
Health Aug 14 Watch 9:07 Congo Ebola outbreak on track to become deadliest in history The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo continues to worsen, with the number of confirmed cases climbing to over 4,600. At least 2,100 people have died, a death toll that was reached almost three times faster than the… By William Brangham, Solveig Rennan Sandbulte
Science Jul 20 Watch 5:57 Test results create more confusion around cyclosporiasis outbreak Federal officials are still trying to determine the source of a multistate outbreak linked to lettuce. There may be more than 7,000 cases of cyclosporiasis nationwide. The FDA said that a lettuce sample from Taylor Farms that was initially reported… By William Brangham, Azhar Merchant
Health Jul 13 Watch 6:16 What we know about the cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to produce Thirty-one states are now reporting cases of a parasitic intestinal disease that is making life miserable for those who contract it. While the U.S. has seen outbreaks of cyclosporiasis in the past, the cases this summer are much higher than… By William Brangham, Andrew Merlis
Health May 11 Watch 8:00 What to know about the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak and the Americans facing quarantine The ship at the epicenter of the hantavirus outbreak has been evacuated, and 16 Americans have now been transported to a specialized quarantine unit in Nebraska. Two are at a similar unit in Atlanta. The virus has claimed the lives… By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas, Katie Marlow
Sep 05 WHO chief says mpox outbreak in Africa is no longer a global health emergency By Jamey Keaten, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press The World Health Organization no longer considers the mpox outbreak in Africa to be an international health emergency, the U.N. agency's director said Friday. Continue reading
Feb 26 An unknown illness has killed more than 50 people in northwestern Congo. Here's what we do know By Chinedu Asadu, Jean-Yves Kamale, Associated Press The outbreaks in two distant villages in Congo's Equateur province began on Jan. 21 and include 419 cases and 53 deaths. Continue reading
May 30 Sick workers tied to 40 percent of restaurant food poisoning outbreaks, CDC says By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say about 48 million people a year in the U.S. are sickened by foodborne illness. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 7:07 Local health authorities race to contain the highly contagious monkeypox virus By Stephanie Sy, Dorothy Hastings The monkeypox outbreak continues to grow faster than many initially expected. Nearly 6,000 cases have been reported in the U.S. since May and three states have issued emergency declarations over the outbreak in the last week. New York City Health… Continue watching
Feb 20 New Chinese virus cases decline, but tracking method revised again By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press Another 114 people reportedly died from the new illness, COVID-19, as health inspectors went door-to-door to attempt to find every infected person in the worst-hit city of Wuhan. Continue reading