Category: Emerging Infectious Diseases
In Mexico, at least 28 have died from measles outbreak that started 2025
Reuters Mexican Health Minister David Kershenobich said on Wednesday that at least 28 people in the country have died from the measles outbreak that began in 2025. Authorities have registered 9,074 cases so far, official data given during the president’s morning press conference showed. Mexico has 28 million measles vaccines to distribute, which President Claudia […]
Feb 11, 2026
Fire-footed rope squirrels identified as a natural reservoir for monkeypox virus
Phys.org Researchers at the Helmholtz Institute for One Health (HIOH), a site of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI), together with an interdisciplinary team of partners, have identified the fire-footed rope squirrel (Funisciurus pyrropus) as a likely natural reservoir of the monkeypox virus (MPXV). Their study was published today in Nature. The discovery was based on the […]
Feb 11, 2026
‘Concerning’ bird flu study findings prompt ‘essential’ surveillance call
Vet Times A study examined the B3.13 genotype of H5N1, which has been circulating in US dairy herds since 2024. One study, published in Nature Communications, examined the B3.13 genotype of H5N1, which has been circulating in US dairy herds since 2024. Researchers discovered several mammalian adaptations in cattle, enhancing replication in bovine and human cells. […]
Feb 11, 2026
Uganda confirms Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever case in central region
Xinhua Uganda’s Ministry of Health on Wednesday confirmed a case of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Kyankwanzi District in central Uganda. In a statement issued here, the ministry said laboratory tests on samples taken from a 21-year-old male nurse from Kagalama Village in Butemba Town Council returned positive for the virus. The ministry said the […]
Feb 11, 2026
Pediatricians Should Be Alert for This Deadly Infection in Kids
Medical Page Today Two U.S. cases of Paenibacillus dendritiformis infection in infants that led to severe meningitis should raise clinicians’ awareness of the rare but potentially lethal emerging threat, researchers said. The cases involved P. dendritiformis infections in a female infant in Pennsylvania and a male infant in Minnesota, one of whom died. Both infants were born preterm and […]
Feb 11, 2026
Pennsylvania: More than 60,000 Lancaster County birds affected by Avian Flu
ABC News Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza has affected more than 60,000 birds raised for commercial meat production in Lancaster County, according to the USDA. The USDA reported on February 10, 2026, that HPAI has been detected in flocks of 36,000 Commercial Turkey Meat Birds and 25,100 World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) Poultry in Lancaster County. […]
Feb 11, 2026
Teenager contracts rare ‘welder’s anthrax,’ marking the ninth known case ever reported
Live Science A teenager training to be a welder contracted a rare and dangerous lung infection, prompting a combined state and federal investigation. The patient: An 18-year-old in Louisiana The symptoms: The teenager, who was training to be a welder, developed a cough and was hospitalized with pneumonia and respiratory failure a week later. He was intubated at the […]
Feb 11, 2026
DC health officials warn of measles exposures across city, including March for Life rally
ABC News Health officials in Washington, D.C., are warning that people may have been exposed to measles in locations across the city. DC Health said in a statement that it “was notified of multiple confirmed cases of measles whose carriers visited multiple locations in the District while contagious.” Among those locations is the annual National March for […]
Feb 11, 2026
4 times as many measles cases in a few weeks than US typically averages in a whole year
ABC News There have been at least 733 confirmed measles cases reported across the nation, the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed Friday. In just a few weeks, the United States reported four times as many cases than typically seen throughout an entire calendar year, the CDC said. Before last year, which had […]
Feb 11, 2026
Measles in America: Five things to know from a Stanford Medicine expert
Stanford Medicine The U.S. measles surge is a sign that more vaccination is needed, said a Stanford Medicine pediatric infectious disease physician. Here’s what else she wants you to know. After a sustained surge of measles outbreaks last year, the United States is likely to lose its status as a country that has eliminated the […]
Jan 28, 2026