During 2024, the number of pandemic-prone and epidemic-prone disease outbreaks worldwide was estimated at 301. The data highlight a shift in disease outbreak patterns, with a decline in the number of ...

Oregon Health Authority and Oregon Health and Science University are holding a media briefing to share an update on the state ...

Oregon has confirmed five measles cases so far this year — enough to meet the state’s definition of an outbreak based on linked infections. But state health officials said Thursday the virus is likely ...

A new study from researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities shows how strategic changes in water treatment effectively treated a deadly outbreak of Legionnaires' disease. For the first ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new health advisory about the latest outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Thirty-seven confirmed cases ...

(WSPA) – As Spartanburg County continues to grapple with an ongoing measles outbreak, state officials are highlighting a trend of preventable disease outbreaks across the Upstate region in recent ...

The symptoms come on quickly - acute fever, followed by debilitating joint pain that can last for months. Though rarely fatal, the chikungunya virus, a mosquito-borne illness, can be particularly ...

It has been a full year since one of the worst measles outbreaks in recent U.S. history began ripping through West Texas. The highly infectious disease has continued to burn across multiple U.S.

An outbreak of Legionnaires' disease cases linked to a Florida gym has brought cases to a 10-year-high in the state. The Orange County "gym exposure" outbreak includes 14 cases of the disease, the ...

Eight measles cases in Northern California have been classified as an outbreak of the highly contagious disease, state health officials said. The outbreak is part of a national surge in measles cases ...