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Broader antibiotic use could change the course of cholera outbreaks, research suggests

Cholera kills thousands of people and infects hundreds of thousands every year — and cases have spiked in recent years,…

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Experts stress importance of vaccination amidst measles outbreaks

Pediatric infectious diseases experts stress the importance of vaccination against measles, one of the most contagious viruses, which is once…

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What Makes Modern Measles Outbreaks Different

Updated at 12:00 p.m. on April 7, 2025 The current U.S. measles outbreak follows, in some ways, a classic pattern:…

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Why Measles Outbreaks May Be the New Normal

As the Trump administration moves to dismantle international public health safeguards, pull funding from local health departments and legitimize health…

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How a small number of mutations can fuel outbreaks of western equine encephalitis virus

New research shows how small shifts in the molecular makeup of a virus can profoundly alter its fate. These shifts…

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How Foreign Aid Cuts Are Setting the Stage for Disease Outbreaks

Dangerous pathogens left unsecured at labs across Africa. Halted inspections for mpox, Ebola and other infections at airports and other…

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Measles outbreaks are rising in the U.S. A new book argues, it’s a bad sign for public health : Shots

Measles kills thousands of children across the globe every year. Povorozniuk Liudmyla/Getty images hide caption toggle caption Povorozniuk Liudmyla/Getty images…

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Weather change linked to increased risk of Salmonella outbreaks

Climate change is impacting the spread of Salmonella, according to new research from the University of Surrey. This research follows…

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Child undernutrition may be contributing to global measles outbreaks, researchers find

Amid a global surge in measles cases, new research suggests that undernutrition may be exacerbating outbreaks in areas suffering from…

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