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Update on Ebola Outbreak in Uganda

December 12, 2022September 17, 2024 Makayla Swaciak

Photo courtesy of UNMEER; CC-BY-ND. Since an outbreak of Ebola Sudan strain was declared on September 20, 2022, Uganda has reported a total of 142

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Cholera Outbreak in Haiti – First in 3 Years

November 25, 2022September 17, 2024 Amelia Thyen

Photo courtesy of Vaccines at Sanofi; CC-BY-NC-ND. After more than 3 years with no reported cases, cholera has re-emerged in Haiti, in part due to

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Poliovirus Spreading in the United States: New York Declares State of Emergency

September 27, 2022September 17, 2024 Amelia Thyen

Photo courtesy of Navy Medicine. In response to the detection of paralytic polio in an unvaccinated Rockland County resident earlier this year, wastewater surveillance systems

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Outbreak of Ebola Sudan Strain Declared in Uganda

September 26, 2022September 17, 2024 Makayla Swaciak

Photo courtesy of NIAID. Uganda declared an outbreak of Ebola on Tuesday, September 20 after a case of the Sudan ebolavirus strain was confirmed in

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The Increasing Incidence of Lyme Disease and Recent Fatal Cases of Powassan Virus in the Northeastern United States

September 5, 2022September 17, 2024 Amelia Thyen

Photo courtesy of Neil R; CC-BY-NC. In the United States (US), Lyme disease is spread through the bite of a deer tick infected with Borrelia

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New York State Reports One New Polio Case: The First in the United States Since 2013

August 23, 2022September 17, 2024 Alyson Speshock

Photo courtesy of Government of Prince Edward Island; CC-BY-NC-ND. On July 21, 2022, the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) reported one new case

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Marburg Virus Outbreak Detected in Ghana

July 26, 2022September 17, 2024 Kelsey Sweeney

Photo courtesy of NIAID Ghana has recently declared its first outbreak of Marburg virus, a highly infectious, zoonotic disease from the same family as the

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Sewage Surveillance Systems in London Detect Vaccine Derived Poliovirus – Still No Confirmed Cases

July 13, 2022September 17, 2024 Amelia Thyen

Photo courtesy of Tullio Saba Polio is on the short list of infectious diseases with the potential to be completely eradicated from the globe, with

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The U.S. Faces a Baby Formula Crisis after COVID-19

July 1, 2022September 17, 2024 Kelsey Sweeney

Image courtesy of nerissa’s ring; CC-BY U.S. health and safety regulators are supposed to conduct annual inspections of baby formula plants to ensure the facilities

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Ramsay Hunt Syndrome: What is Happening to Justin Bieber’s Face?

June 22, 2022September 17, 2024 Amelia Thyen

Image courtesy of Internet Archive Book Images, 1889. Ramsay Hunt syndrome, named for the neurologist who first described the illness, is a rare viral infection

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