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CDC: 125 ill in Princess cruise ship norovirus outbreak The Ruby Princess was on a 20-day voyage along western North America when 102 passengers and 23 crew members on board reported gastrointestinal illness during the outbreak, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a statement July 2 (UPI) — More than 120 …
by Michael Hundreds of people have been dropping dead from a horrifying hemorrhagic disease in central Africa. We are being told that this isn’t the Zaire strain, which is the most common form of Ebola. Instead, authorities are telling us that this outbreak is being caused by the very rare Bundibugyo virus. Unlike the Zaire strain, …
A Kenyan court blocked the US from building an Ebola quarantine camp at the Laikipia Air Base. The ruling stops the facility cold, leaving Washington scrambling after trying to offload containment risks onto local soil. Locals are sounding off on the double standard, refusing to let their country serve in a staging ground for a …
IRC is screaming this one is smashing every record if it keeps going. Treatment tents torched for the second time this week — 18 suspected cases just escaped into the crowds. 1,000+ cases already, no vaccine for this strain, 40% death rate and climbing. Trump’s team is building a full quarantine camp in Kenya and …
Health officials report 1,221 total cases of the Bundibugyo virus across the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda… The death toll has officially climbed to 264, with 247 suspected deaths and 17 confirmed fatalities in the current surge… Medical teams are struggling to contain the spread in Ituri and North Kivu as cases spill …
World Health Organization is holding an emergency session as the Bundibugyo virus spreads through the DRC and Uganda. Officials are tracking hundreds of suspected cases and more than 100 deaths from a virus that still has no approved vaccine. Some health workers are warning the outbreak is getting harder to contain after major funding cuts …
WHO spins scaled up response and contact tracing, hides tracking failures from local chaos… Congo villages and Uganda border zones face unchecked spread as insecurity blocks full containment… WHO confirms 528 total suspected cases and 132 deaths across the DRC and Uganda as of May 18, 2026… Uganda reports 12 suspected cases, with two laboratory-confirmed …
by Michael Global health authorities are extremely concerned about an outbreak of Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The death toll has already reached triple digits and new cases have been detected hundreds of miles away from the original outbreak. BVD is a type of Ebola disease, but unlike other types …
NEW – WHO's Tedros responds to pictures that have been circulating online of one of the passengers not wearing a mask: "Many of these passengers are elderly and you can imagine how uncomfortable it could be when you have, especially FFP2 masks." pic.twitter.com/n0VzDtZJOW — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) May 10, 2026 While Tedros claims “there is nothing …
Global health officials are racing to contain a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship. Three people have died and new cases are emerging, with people in at least two states now being monitored. The WHO is closely involved as the situation develops. This is causing concern across the travel industry. A hantavirus outbreak on …
A hantavirus-hit cruise ship has been anchored off Cape Verde and is now preparing to head to Spain rather than remain there. Spanish authorities said Tuesday the vessel would be received in the Canary Islands within three to four days. The MV Hondius has been moored for two days after a hantavirus outbreak was detected …
Two people have died following an outbreak of meningitis, including one student at the University of Kent. BBC South East understands that a further 11 people from the Canterbury area are currently in hospital and reported to be seriously ill. It is understood that most are aged between 18 and 21 and a number are …
Pupils who have not been vaccinated against measles may be sent home from school if there is a local outbreak. Health leaders in London are meeting today to discuss whether to stop unvaccinated children from coming into school. It follows a decision made in the London borough of Enfield after an outbreak of the disease. …
Millions across 10 US states brace for 'severe' tornado outbreak in just hours https://t.co/ckoizldJY4 — Daily Mail US (@Daily_MailUS) March 10, 2026 Millions of Americans have been told to prepare for a possible tornado outbreak on Tuesday. Meteorologists warned that severe thunderstorms are expected from the southern Plains into the southern Great Lakes vicinity starting …
Day 1 Convective Outlook NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK 0700 AM CST Thu Feb 19 2026 https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/day1otlk.html Valid 191300Z – 201200Z …THERE IS AN ENHANCED RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS AND SOUTHERN INDIANA… …SUMMARY… Severe thunderstorms including a few tornadoes, large hail and damaging wind gusts are expected across parts of the …
It is spread by men having relations with men. https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/minnesota-tmvii-outbreak-sexually-transmitted-fungal-skin-infection-ringworm-std/ Minnesota is in the midst of what state health officials call the nation’s “largest known outbreak” of TMVII, a sexually transmitted fungal skin infection that can cause severe ringworm. TMVII, or trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII, is the only known fungal-based sexually transmitted disease, according to …
This is one of those stories that should not even exist anymore. Measles was eliminated in this country. That was not an opinion. That was the result of decades of boring public health work that nobody noticed because it worked. Now it is back and spreading and people inside the system are saying out loud …
MUSKOKA — Some said masks should be worn in hospitals year-round after COVID. Today Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare (MAHC) announced the return of mandatory masking at both its hospital sites in south Muskoka and Huntsville. They say in morning release Monday, that “as respiratory illness season takes hold and cold and flu activity increases in the …
by confoundedinterest17 September US home sales printed at 4.06 million units. The US still hasn’t recovered from the Covid 19 outbreak of 2020 and the Fed’s response to Covid. On the commercial real estate side, CRE prices remain below Covid 19 outbreak levels.
by confoundedinterest17 Can we ask the US House and Senate if they will ever return US Federal government spending to pre-Covid levels? Both US Federal government spending and public debt are up 56% since the Covid outbreak in 2020. The answer is no. Politicians thrive on Federal spending.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/listeria-outbreak-from-recalled-prepared-meals-sold-trader-joes-walmart-leaves-4-dead-19-hospital A listeria outbreak affecting certain recalled prepared meals sold at Trader Joe’s and Walmart has led to four deaths as well as 19 hospitalizations, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC issued a multi-state recall for ready-to-eat meals containing pasta that may have been contaminated by listeria. The recall …
Fears are being raised in Maine after three people in the state tested positive for the world’s deadliest disease. The patients were diagnosed with active tuberculosis and there was no connection between them, suggesting each was infected by a different source. They are in the Greater Portland area, officials said, and work is now underway …
🇺🇬UGANDA DECLARES EBOLA OUTBREAK OFFICIALLY OVER Uganda’s health ministry declared the Ebola Sudan Virus outbreak over after 42 days with no new cases — no small feat without an approved vaccine. The outbreak started in January when a nurse died in Kampala, a city packed with 4… https://t.co/kvgRcxPnPf pic.twitter.com/2xoCBuZton — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) April 26, …
A foot-and-mouth outbreak in Hungary that has caused border restrictions and the culling of thousands of animals could have come from an artificially engineered virus, the prime minister's office has suggested https://t.co/Sl4mJxy5pE pic.twitter.com/ECPUdRY6ow — Reuters (@Reuters) April 10, 2025 Terrifying virus shuts European borders as PM says it may be ‘biological attack’ Foot and mouth …
Dangerous Severe Storm Outbreak Packs Significant Tornado, Widespread Wind Damage Threats In South, Midwest The setup Friday through the weekend is a dangerous one in parts of the South, Midwest and East. Some tornadoes could be strong and widespread damaging winds are also a major threat. A dangerous outbreak of severe thunderstorms is expected to …
Live tornado outbreak potential from central Louisiana into western Mississippi as a blizzard and ice storm rages on the cold side of the system from Kansas to Kentucky. This is live storm chasing mode from Team Dominator. Please Please Please do not track down (stalk), or even follow our chasers (physically…please do follow on socials!). …
