Measles

New York, New Jersey record more measles cases

Both New York and New Jersey reported more cases of measles in ongoing outbreaks in communities near New York City.

Rockland County, New Jersey, reported 4 more cases, bringing its total to 80. And health officials in New York confirmed 5 more cases in an Orthodox Jewish community in Brooklyn. Outbreak totals there now stand at 29.

Another death reported in DRC's Ebola outbreak

In its daily update on its Ebola outbreak, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) health ministry today reported no new confirmed cases, though it did report one more death in a patient from Beni, the outbreak's main hot spot.

Measles clusters grow to 103 cases in New York, New Jersey

The total in three measles clusters—two in New York and one in New Jersey—has grown to 103 cases, according to updates yesterday.

Cases at 2nd New Jersey peds facility caused by different adenovirus strain

The New Jersey Department of Health (NJ Health) said preliminary tests on four adenovirus cases among pediatric patients at Voorhees Pediatric Facility in Voorhees, N.J., ruled out type 7, the strain of adenovirus responsible for 10 deaths and 27 illnesses at the Wanaque Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Haskell, N.J., according to an NJ Health news release

Four more confirmed Ebola cases in DRC as suspected cases jump

Today the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced four more confirmed cases of Ebola virus in Beni, the current epicenter of the outbreak in North Kivu province.

Officials also recorded three new deaths in Beni, including two community deaths that had safe and dignified burials.

Nigeria reports suspected monkeypox cases tied to UK illness

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said today that six suspected monkeypox cases are associated with one of the recent monkeypox illnesses in England, in a report that noted two new confirmed cases in the same Nigerian state as the suspected cases.

Uptake of MMR vaccine falls to 91.2% in the UK

For the fourth year in a row, uptake of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine has fallen in the United Kingdom, and now stands at 91.2%, well below the 95% uptake recommended to prevent transmission of the communicable diseases.

Nigeria, which has 113 confirmed monkeypox cases, aiding UK officials

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) said today it is helping UK officials respond to their two recent monkeypox cases, which involve travelers from Nigeria, a country that has now reported 262 suspected cases.

USDA issues alert over raw chicken tied to Salmonella illnesses

The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and Empire Kosher Poultry, Inc. late last week issued a public health alert over Salmonella illnesses in several states that might be tied to raw chicken products.

Measles cases in Europe top 41,000, smash records

More than 41,000 people in the World Health Organization's (WHO's) European Region have been infected with measles from January through June of this year, already exceeding 12-month totals for any other year this decade, the WHO Regional Office for Europe reported today.