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U.S. Launches Disease Tracker to Improve Monitoring of Vaccine-Preventable Illnesses

A new national website is being launched to provide a clearer, faster view of vaccine-preventable disease activity across the United States. The U.S. Disease Tracker, developed by...

Kansas City Health Department launches communicable disease dashboard

Kansas City Health Department launches communicable disease dashboard

LA Peds Ready Podcast: Special Pathogens – Part 1

In this episode, we are joined by Brad Goldberg, MD (Children's Hospital Los Angeles), Erika Cheung, RN (Children's Hospital Los Angeles), and Pooja Nawathe, MD (Cedars-Sinai)—lead...

WEDNESDAY HEALTH REPORT: A rise in parasitic intestinal illness cases has doctors on high alert for key symptoms

Cases of cyclosporiasis, a parasitic intestinal illness, are climbing, and doctors are now being asked to watch for patients showing certain symptoms.The main symptom to look out f...

MOH monitors rise in respiratory infections and conjunctivitis in Sarawak amid haze crisis

SIBU, Sept 1 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) is monitoring the increase in cases of acute respiratory tract infections (U...

Tracking of Contaminated Food Threatened by Strain on Public Health Budgets

The cyclosporiasis outbreak has put a spotlight on how U.S. states and the federal government work together to track foodborne illnesses.

Westmoreland Health Officials Warn of Rise in Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Cases

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — The Westmoreland Public Health Department is urging parents and school administrators to […] The post Westmoreland Health Officials Warn of Rise in Hand, Fo...

America’s Cyclospora Outbreak Foreshadows a Biosecurity Nightmare

America’s largest cyclospora outbreak on record has exposed deep vulnerabilities in the nation’s ability to detect and contain biological threats, raising urgent alarms about biose...

Has Cyclosporiasis Hit the DC Area? What to Know as Parasite Spreads

Maryland cases have nearly doubled since May, and the CDC now wants weekly, not monthly, case-count updates nationwide.

Hong Kong warns of severe infections caused by Vibrio

Health officials in Hong Kong have warned about a summer rise in a serious bacterial infection that can be caused by consumption of raw seafood or contact with seawater.Vibrio vuln...

The Sunday Edition: Zoonoses

An estimated 1,000,000,000 people are affected by zoonotic influenza each year. Some zoonoses can be transmitted by food and water.

H1N1 alert: Health ministry lists symptoms to look for as Delhi crosses 1,700 cases

Communities strengthen zoonotic disease surveillance in southern Zambia

Communities in southern Zambia are helping veterinary services detect animal diseases earlier through local reporting, anthrax vaccination and better livestock health facilities. T...

Care Health Insurance Issues Public Health Advisory on Mosquito-Borne Diseases

National, August 19, 2026: With monsoon increasing the risk of mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue, malaria, and chikungunya, Care Health Insurance has issued a… The post Care H...

MOPH Urges Healthcare Facilities to Report Suspected and Confirmed Food Poisoning Cases Within 24 Hours

The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) has issued a circular requiring healthcare facilities and practitioners to report suspected or confirmed food poisoning cases within 24 hours o...

California counties monitoring for measles in farmworkers from Arizona

The California Department of Public Health has identified agricultural workers in the state who were exposed to measles during an outbreak in Arizona.

What to know about cyclosporiasis

Nairobi Among 7 Counties Flagged Over Mpox Risk

The ministry said it would continue strengthening surveillance, vaccination, public awareness, and coordination among health agencies as it works to contain Mpox.

र्‍याबिट फिभरको चौथो घटना, स्वास्थ्य अधिकारीले दिए यस्तो चेतावनी

अमेरिकाको न्युयोर्कस्थित लङ आइल्यान्डमा दुर्लभ तर गम्भीर संक्रमण गराउन सक्ने ‘र्‍याबिट फिभर’को चौथो घटना पुष्टि भएको छ। सुफोक काउन्टीका स्वास्थ्य अधिकारीहरूले यस वर्षको चौथो संक्रम...

Disease Tracing

by NALC Research Fellow Jordan Berry and Senior Staff Attorney Elizabeth Rumley In December 2003, the United States confirmed its first...

Mpox in 2026 no longer looks like 2022

In medicine, we are trained to react to alarms. A monitor beeps. A CT scan lights up. A lab value crosses a dangerous threshold. We move. Public health is harder. Sometimes the mos...

मनसुनसँगै बढ्यो हैजाको जोखिम, सतर्क रहन मन्त्रालयको आग्रह

काठमाडौं। नेपालमा मनसुन सुरु भएसँगै पानीजन्य रोगहरूको जोखिम बढ्न थालेको छ । विशेषगरी हैजा, झाडापखाला (एक्युट ग्यास्ट्रोएन्टेराइटिस), टाइफाइड र अन्य आन्द्राजन्य संक्रमण वर्षायाममा त...

JCPS encourages vaccination after measles found during Jefferson County wastewater surveillance

Public health officials ask parents and doctors to keep an eye out for symptoms.

H1N1 Cases Rise: Fever Hospital Sees 500 Outpatients a day

Doctors advised handwashing, covering coughs and sneezes, wearing masks if symptomatic, and avoiding close contact when unwell