CDC Reports 2025 Measles Outbreak the highest in More Than Thirty Years
On Jan. 6, 2026, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that for the full…
Four Flu-Related Deaths Among Children in Boston
On Jan. 6, 2026, the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) is informing residents that flu has been associated…
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Shelby County Commercial Flock
On Dec. 12, 2025, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)…
Hundreds are quarantined in South Carolina as measles spreads in 2 US outbreaks
On Dec. 11, 2025, measles outbreaks are growing along the Utah-Arizona border and in South Carolina, where hundreds…
Measles Outbreak Continues growing in South Carolina among Unvaccinated
As of Oct. 24, 2025, the South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) reported 33 cases of measles…
South Carolina Department of Public Health Confirms Measles Outbreak
On Oct. 22, 2025, the South Carolina Department of Public Health (SCDPH) announced it is actively responding to…
Study finds no link between mRNA COVID vaccines early in pregnancy and birth defects
On Oct. 15, 2025, mRNA COVID-19 vaccination in the first trimester of pregnancy isn’t tied to an elevated…
Japan declares a flu epidemic — what this means for other nations
On Oct. 14, 2025, Japan’s health authorities have declared an influenza epidemic, with thousands of people infected with…
South Carolina Department of Public Health Confirms Measles Outbreak
On Oct. 2, 2025, the South Carolina Department of Public Health )DPH) has confirms a measles outbreak in…
Over 400,000 turkeys euthanized in South Dakota due to bird flu
On Sept. 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that over 400,000 turkeys have been euthanized…
Mexico Confirms Case of New World Screwworm in Nuevo Leon
On Sept. 21, 2025, Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) confirmed a new case…
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CDPH and West Coast Health Alliance Release Statement Responding to ACIP Updates to National Vaccine Recommendations
On Sept. 19, 2025, the state health officials of the members of the West Coast Health Alliance, including…
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Kennedy’s vaccine advisers change COVID shot guidance, calling them an individual choice
On Sept. 19, 2025, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s new vaccine advisers added confusion to this fall’s…
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USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Dairy Herd in Nebraska
On Sept. 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) National…
Utah Health Officials Report Large Measles Exposure
On Sept. 10, 2025, the Utah Department of Health and Human Services (UDOH) reported a potential large exposure…
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Hawaii to join West Coast Health Alliance with California, Oregon, and Washington
On Sept. 4, 2025, roughly 24 hours after the launch of the West Coast Health Alliance, Hawaii is…
Democratic Republic of the Congo Declares Ebola Virus Outbreak
On Sept. 4, 2025, Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have declared an outbreak of…
Nuvaxovid® Now Approved in Japan Triggering Takeda Milestone Payment
On Sept. 4, 2025, Novavax announced a milestone payment from Takeda has been triggered by regulatory approval for Novavax’s…
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California, Oregon, and Washington to launch new West Coast Health Alliance to uphold scientific integrity in public health as Trump destroys CDC’s credibility
On Sept. 3, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek, and Washington Governor Bob Ferguson announced…
Avian flu found in North Dakota, South Dakota turkeys
On Sept. 3, 2025, Avian flu has hit turkey farms in North Dakota and South Dakota, the first…
Novavax’s Nuvaxovid™ 2025-2026 Formula COVID-19 Vaccine Approved in the U.S.
On Aug. 27, 2025, Novavax announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Nuvaxovid™ 2025-2026…
Lewis and Clark County, Montana Health Officials Report First Measles Case in Decades
On Aug. 18, 2025, Lewis and Clark Public Health (LCPH) officlials in Montana have confirmed a single case…
Texas announces end of West Texas measles outbreak
On Aug. 18, 2025, the Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting the end of this year’s…
Nepal Eliminates Rubella, Also Known as German Measles
On Aug. 18, 2025, the World Health Organization announced Nepal has eliminated rubella as a public health problem,…
Novel immunologic surveillance study provides new insights into post-pandemic return of respiratory viruses
On Aug. 7, 2025, The first paper from a multi-year clinical research study has been published in The…
Wastewater Measures of SARS-CoV-2 Accurately Predict Frequency of Symptomatic Infections in the Community
On Jul. 24, 2025, a University of Minnesota study shows that widespread immunity through vaccination or natural infection…
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Huge biosecurity centre investment to boost UK pandemic protection
On Jul. 17, 2025, a new world-leading biosecurity centre in Essex has been announced that will protect the…
As summer travel gets underway, Alberta has highest measles cases per capita in North America
On Jul. 9, 2025, Alberta has the most measles cases in North America on a per-capita basis, worrying…
Texas Reports no New Measles cases in Ongoing outbreak
On Jul. 8, 2025, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reported a total of 753 cases…
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Cambodia Reports 49 deaths From Avian Influenza A (H5N1) in Current Outbreak
On Jul. 5, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that between January 1 and July 1, 2025,…