Author: Claudinne Miller
Global health is facing major cuts. We still scored some surprising wins.
Vox From Maldives to the Democratic Republic of Congo, there has been stunning progress in tackling diseases. It’s not an exaggeration to say that hope is in short supply these days in global health. The steep cuts to lifesaving global health programs, the burning of emergency food supplies, the renewed politicization of vaccines are just a few of the […]
Oct 22, 2025
Unvaccinated traveler sparks Sea-Tac measles alert
Axios Seattle A measles case tied to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is the latest sign of the virus’s national resurgence. Why it matters: Health officials warn that measles — once declared eliminated in the U.S. — is making a comeback, fueled by declining vaccination rates. Driving the news: A visitor from Arizona, unvaccinated and traveling from an outbreak area, passed through […]
Oct 22, 2025
Germany: Pet Rat Breeding Facility Linked to Rare Viral Outbreak
Wild Science A 44-year-old woman in central Germany nearly died from a virus most people have never heard of, transmitted by creatures increasingly found in living rooms across the country: pet rats. The culprit was Seoul virus, a member of the hantavirus family that lurks in rat urine, feces, and saliva. After visiting a private […]
Oct 22, 2025
Germany: Never experienced anything like this”: Avian flu devastating crane populations, experts say
Global News Video Scientists in Germany are warning about the devastating impact the avian flu is having on migrating crane populations across Europe. Norbert Schneeweiss, a biologist who heads the Rinluch Species Competence Centre at the Brandenburg Environmental Agency, said Wednesday that “well over” 1,000 dead cranes have been found “in a short period of […]
Oct 22, 2025
Congo’s last Ebola patient discharged, raising hopes outbreak is over
PBS The World Health Organization announced that the last Ebola patient in Congo’s latest outbreak was discharged over the weekend and no new cases have been reported since Sept. 25. Sunday’s announcement started a 42-day countdown to declare the outbreak over if no further cases are confirmed. The outbreak, first declared in Congo’s remote Bulape […]
Oct 22, 2025
Bird flu cases increase across Europe, Japan
Producer.com The spread of bird flu has raised concerns among governments and the poultry industry after it killed or led to the culling of hundreds of millions of poultry in recent years, disrupting supply, fuelling higher food prices and raising the risk of a new pandemic. New outbreaks were reported in several European countries and […]
Oct 22, 2025
Scientists are trying to understand how Ebola hides inside the bodies of survivors
NPR Congo is suffering from an Ebola outbreak, but even when the virus is contained there remains a risk. Scientists are trying to understand how the virus can hide out inside the bodies of survivors.
Oct 22, 2025
Namibia’s health ministry declares outbreak of mpox in Swakopmund
Reuters Namibia’s ministry of health and social services on Sunday declared an outbreak of mpox in the city of Swakopmund. “Surveillance, contact tracing, and response teams have been activated to contain the spread,” the ministry said in a post on Facebook.
Oct 22, 2025
Hand, foot, and mouth disease outbreak hits 31 schools, day cares in Tennessee county
ABC News An outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) has hit Tennessee, affecting dozens of schools in Shelby County, which includes the city of Memphis. The county health department said cases were first identified in August, but health officials were not notified until early September. Since then, 31 schools and three child care […]
Oct 22, 2025
Three cases of severe mpox reported in California, health officials say
Guardian Unrelated cases mark first time clade I of disease formerly known as monkeypox has spread within US, officials say. Three California residents have been infected with clade I mpox, a more severe strain of the virus formerly known as monkeypox – marking the first time this type of mpox has spread within the US, health officials said […]
Oct 22, 2025