The University of Kent meningitis outbreak has grown to 29 confirmed or probable infections, prompting authorities to offer the meningitis B vaccine to roughly 5,000 students.
There have been at least 28 million illnesses, 360,000 hospitalizations, and 22,000 total flu-related deaths this season, the CDC estimates.
About 18% of deaths in hospitalized children were related to sepsis, according to a new study.
Diphtheria poses a moderate risk to Africa, after 29,000 suspected cases with 1,420 deaths have been reported in 8 nations since January 2025.
Data show that young, healthy people have no additional risk of sudden death if they are vaccinated against COVID-19, contrary to myths that continue to circulate widely on social media.
BA.3.2 represents a new lineage of SARS-CoV-2, genetically distinct from the JN.1 lineages that have circulated in the US since January 2024.
Complementary efforts, such as those that facilitate clinician adherence and ensure patient access to and treatment completion, would likely be needed for sustained impact.
Researchers say the findings reveal an “underrecognized link between climate factors and antibiotic resistance.”
More than 350,000 birds in Indiana have died from avian flu and response measures in March.
A review and meta-analysis of 19 studies involving 51 cystic fibrosis patients finds bacteriophage therapy was safe and well-tolerated, with improved lung function observed in 74% of patients.
There are currently 2 people in quarantine and none in isolation.
Health officials in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) reported two new MERS-CoV cases, the country's first since last June, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported today.
About 90% of human H9N2 avian flu cases have been reported in China.
Federal law dictates the CDC must fill a Senate-confirmed position within 210 days of a vacancy.
Research from Argentina suggests use of glyphosate may select for antibiotic-resistant bacteria in soil that could spread to hospitals.
As measles cases resurge worldwide, the findings highlight the persistent challenge of achieving and sustaining herd immunity.
The number of reported US tuberculosis cases fell by 1% from 2024 to 2025, according to provisional data from the CDC.
In the past 30 days, H5N1 has been confirmed in 85 flocks, including 45 commercial and 40 backyard flocks.
The US led the region in pertussis infections last year, with 28,783 confirmed and probable cases.
After a tough flu season, doctors are seeing fewer people with influenza.
The CDC and FDA continue to investigate the E coli outbreak, which has sickened 9 people in 3 states.
Syphilis cases in the Seattle area fell by 52% overall after the intervention was implemented, but no effect was seen on congenital syphilis.
A hepatitis A outbreak linked to a frozen berry mix has grown to 49 cases, 11 hospitalizations, and 7 states, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in an update today. Those figures have grown by 19 cases, 2 hospitalizations, and 2 states (Hawaii and Utah) since the agency's last update on May 30.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told private sector representatives and philanthropists yesterday that they should "make a smart investment in the world's future" by joining the United Nations in helping wipe out the world's deadliest infectious diseases—malaria, polio, tetanus, measles, and HIV—in the next 5 years.
A study that profiled H5N1 avian infections and their costs in Cambodia found that care of the typically young patients is hampered by hospitalization delays, inadequate antiviral treatment, and poor access to mechanical ventilation, researchers reported today.
