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Quarantines and travel bans won't limit the spread of the virus, which spreads through bodily fluids.
The global risk, however, remains low, the WHO says.
The findings underscore the need for more education as some sexually transmitted infections increase, the authors say.
The disparities highlight the need for more equitable healthcare strategies.
The US is inching closer to surpassing last year’s total in just the first half of 2026.
Deaths from Staphylococcus aureus–associated lower respiratory tract infections tripled from 1990 to 2021 worldwide.
The Netherlands has reported one more hantavirus infection in a crew member who left the MV Hondius cruise ship in the Canary Islands.
All travel restrictions are in place for 30 days.
New surveillance data show cases of gonorrhea, syphilis, and congenital syphilis have reached their highest levels in over a decade.
Rates rose roughly 80% above baseline during the pandemic and disproportionately affected Black patients.
This is the first detection of avian flu in polar bears in Europe.
The college is assessing how research activities and educational programming will proceed during the 5-year quarantine.
The WHO estimates the case-fatality rate of Bundibugyo at around 40%.
Three of the 10 patients described in the report died, and 2 of the other 7 remain hospitalized after infection with the Andes strain of the virus.
In a clinical trial in England, use of rapid, point-of-care tests failed to reduce antibiotic prescribing for respiratory infections.
The current DR Congo outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo Ebola strain, which was not the causative lineage in the studies included in the analysis.
Frequent visits with a primary care physician were also linked to higher vaccination rates.
So far, no Americans have been sickened in this hantavirus outbreak.
A 2023 outbreak of locally acquired cases infected 10 people across 4 states.
Yesterday, 25 Democrat-led states and Washington, DC, sued the US Department of Education, saying that the loan limits will worsen the country’s healthcare worker shortage.
