Climate change is shifting malaria transmission across Africa, with rising temperatures increasing risks in southern and East African highlands while making some parts of West Africa too hot.
The Africa CDC will deploy a Zaire ebolavirus vaccine to combat the rapidly spreading Bundibugyo strain in the DRC, with 4,000+ cases and 1,801 deaths reported. The vaccine shows promise in preventing deaths, despite the strain difference.
China's CDC reports Omicron NB.1.8.1 variant at moderate transmission level, with 16.3% positive rate for Covid-19 tests (up 4.3% from previous week) and advises vulnerable groups to take precautions.
Almost 300 people who tested positive for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are unaccounted for, as conflict hinders health workers' access to over a million displaced people. WHO projects 8,210 cases and 1,420 deaths by mid-September, with a 70% chance of spread to South Sudan.
The CDC is allocating $107 million in emergency funding to combat Ebola outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. With nearly 1,000 cases in DRC and 31 in Uganda, officials cite the need for immediate support, though global risk remains low. Efforts are hampered by mistrust and resource shortages.
台灣疾管署證實，一起愛滋接觸者追蹤調查發現，有五名愛滋感染者與一名公車司機涉嫌性侵案有關。該司機被控自2022年起性侵女學生，並傳播愛滋病毒。檢方已對該名司機提起32項罪名指控。
Former US health officials and experts are urging the Trump administration to abandon plans for an Ebola quarantine and treatment center in Kenya for Americans, citing ethical and clinical concerns. The union for CDC workers also criticized the move as a departure from past practices. Critics argue the US has adequate facilities at home and that international collaboration is key.
A remote Aboriginal community in Australia's Northern Territory is struggling to contain a diphtheria outbreak due to a lack of basic supplies like hand sanitizer and clear public health information. Locals report overcrowded housing exacerbates the spread, with confusion over isolation protocols and vaccine efficacy.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized the WHO for being "a little late" to identify the Ebola outbreak in DRC and Uganda. Immunologist Gigi Gronvall defended the WHO, citing limited resources and security challenges, and warned that US public health cuts weaken preparedness for infectious diseases. The WHO declared the outbreak a "public health emergency of international concern."
The US is enhancing Ebola prevention measures, including screening air travelers from affected regions and pausing visa services, following the WHO's declaration of an international health emergency due to the outbreak in DR Congo. One American doctor has contracted the virus.
The US is enhancing Ebola prevention measures, including air traveler screening and visa service suspension, following the WHO's international health emergency declaration for the DRC outbreak. One American in DRC has contracted the virus.
More than 100 people aboard a cruise ship that departed from Fort Lauderdale in Florida last month have fallen ill from norovirus, according to the US Centres for Disease Control. The Caribbean Princess, a Princess Cruises ship, departed from Port Everglades on April 28 for an 11-day voyage, according to Cruise Mapper. But on Thursday, the CDC announced that 102 passengers and 13 crew members were sick and had been isolated. There are more than 4,000 people on board, according to the CDC. The...
China’s health authorities have tried to address public concern about the recent hantavirus outbreak by saying there was no cause for concern. The Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Friday that the country had recorded no human infections from the strain of the virus linked to the current outbreak. It is thought to have its origins in the Andes and the CDC said there were no natural hosts for that particular variant in China. “Hantavirus infections generally do not...
