The Ebola case-fatality rate in the DR Congo is now over 50%.
The multistate Salmonella Telelkebir outbreak has sickened 28 people in 13 states.
Beginning November 3, international travelers to the US must attest they have not been in the Democratic Republic of Congo recently.
The gap between the diseases we fear and the actual dangers we face is significant. This Halloween, CIDRAP Director Michael Osterholm outlines the public health threats that worry him most.
New Mexico opened a cattle crossing with Mexico this week, amidst new infections of the parasitic fly.
The second patient to die in Kenya was a close relative of the index patient.
The head of Africa CDC warns that every African nation could be affected by the DR Congo Ebola outbreak.
Also, Kenyan officials confirm a 9th case in that country, 4 of which have been in healthcare workers.
Also, new data show that 1 in 4 new patients in North Kivu, DR Congo, are children.
The 65-year-old Kenyan woman is a close relative of the first two Ebola patients in the country.
