Outbreak Updates

Footage from Congo

One contaminated ingredient can appear in hundreds of different meals before anyone realizes there’s an outbreak.

Cyclospora outbreak No product recall has been issued. Cuz investigators still don’t know which product to recall.

This outbreak is a reminder that fresh produce has no sterilization step before it reaches your plate.

DRC Ebola Outbreak Ebola spreads to 4th province - Haut-Uélé

Cyclospora outbreak Michigan remains the epicenter. More than 1,500 reported cases, followed by Ohio and New York.

U.S. citizen in Congo has tested positive for Ebola virus

A negative routine stool culture doesn’t rule out Cyclospora. Many patients only get diagnosed after clinicians specifically request parasite testing.

The most frustrating thing about the Cyclospora outbreak? The incubation period is typically ~7 days. By the time explosive diarrhea starts, the contaminated salad has long been eaten, the packaging is gone, and purchase histories become unreliable.

Cyclospora isn’t spreading because it’s highly contagious. It’s spreading because the contaminated produce hasn’t been definitively identified yet.

EBOLA OUTBREAK- RDC A patient escaped a treatment center in Bunia. Emergency response teams managed to find her.

South Dakota Department of Health officials have confirmed the state’s 11th measles case of 2026. The case involves a child in Edmunds County.

FUCK. Although the paper specifically studied tissues and not a living organism, it’s not good. First, because we are seeing this with currently (and concerning) strains. Second, pigs are mixing vessels for influenza viruses. And third, it is probably happening and we are not detecting properly

One of the most devastating aspects of the DRC Ebola outbreak is receiving little attention. According to the UN, fewer than 10% of pregnant women infected with Ebola survive.

The Ebola outbreak is still expanding. Official figures now show: 1,708 confirmed Ebola cases 580 deaths (34% fatality) 680 active hospitalized/isolated patients The response still isn’t reaching 25% of identified contacts.

The Department of Homeland Security confirms a measles outbreak at its facility in Pinal County 7 confirmed active measles infections of detainees at the Florence Detention Center. All cases reported to the Arizona Public Health Department.

Ebola in RDC 17 new cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the Nia-Nia health zone, after nearly two weeks of delays in transporting samples to the laboratory in Bunia. This new outbreak comes as the Ebola response is going through one of its most critical periods, facing logistical difficulties, attacks on health facilities, persistent insecurity, and strikes by field teams.

Confirmed H5N1 in New South Wales poultry

Ebola continues to spread in DRC Death toll passes 500

Confirmed H5N1 in porcine tissue Wow