World May 25 Ugandan health officials report new Ebola virus infections, bringing cases to 7 By Rodney Muhumuza, Associated Press
World May 23 Eighteen suspected Ebola patients escape after treatment tent is set on fire for a second time in Congo Angry residents of a town at the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo attacked and burned a tent that was part of a health center where people are being treated for the virus, the staff there said Saturday. By Justin Kabumba Katumwa, Wilson McMakin, Associated Press
Health May 22 WHO chief says Ebola outbreak in Congo is 'spreading rapidly' and upgrades risk assessment The head of the World Health Organization said Friday that the Ebola outbreak in Congo is “spreading rapidly” and now poses a “very high” risk at the national level. By Associated Press
World May 20 Rare Ebola outbreak poses low risk globally but worries mount about its spread in Congo Anxious healthcare workers in eastern Congo said Wednesday they are underprotected and undertrained in a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak of a rare type of the virus in one of the world’s most remote and vulnerable places. By Justin Kabumba Katumwa, Monika Pronczuk, Associated Press
Health May 09 Medical epidemiologist explains what to know about the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak A medical epidemiologist explains what you need to know about the hantavirus virus and how the outbreak is playing out. By Daniel Pastula, The Conversation
May 08 What we don't know about the hantavirus outbreak on the cruise ship By Molly Quell, Associated Press Authorities and the cruise operator have been providing updates, but some key information is still lacking. Continue reading
May 07 Dozens of passengers left hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after 1st fatality By Molly Quell, Gerald Imray, Suman Naishadham, Associated Press More than two dozen passengers from at least 12 different countries left a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak without contact tracing nearly two weeks after the first passenger died on board, the ship operator and Dutch officials… Continue reading
Apr 28 South Carolina's measles outbreak is over after sickening nearly 1,000 people By Devi Shastri, Associated Press On Sunday, the state passed the threshold of 42 days with no new outbreak-related cases. State health officials estimate the outbreak response cost $2.1 million. Continue reading
Apr 08 RFK Jr. says he's launching a podcast to expose 'lies' that have made Americans sick By Ali Swenson, Associated Press The show will launch next week and feature Kennedy, a longtime anti-vaccine crusader who has reshaped the country’s health policy, in conversation with doctors, scientists and agency staff. Continue reading
Feb 13 Judge temporarily blocks HHS from rescinding public health grants in 4 Democratic-led states By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press President Donald Trump’s administration cannot rescind $600 million in public health grants allocated to four Democratic-led states, for now, a federal judge in Illinois ruled Thursday. Continue reading