Disease Surveillance

 Measles cases in the United States hit a five-year high as of April 4, declaring a public health emergency to manage these ongoing outbreaks in Brooklyn, New York. The number of cases has reached 465, which is the highest since 2014. Measles has become present in four more states and has now…

The Science: This outbreak began back in September of 2018, but has yet to be controlled. Despite concern, the decision to not make the outbreak a global emergency was unanimous. World Health Organization officials along with United Nations representatives feel “moderately optimistic” about the…

Fox News: Madagascar is currently in the midst of the biggest measles outbreak in its history. Only 58% of people on the mainland have been vaccinated, and there have been more than 115,000 cases. Read more here.

A news outlet in Ohio has reported that there has been a very notable increase in the number of Hepatitis A cases this year, with 19 of 32 cases being linked to the nationwide outbreak. Summit County Public Health has noted that there is an increase in the misuse of drugs within this outbreak of…

Tragically, millions of Americans are still effected by the use of lead pipes to transport water across the nation. There are known effects on development, damage to organs, and even death in extreme cases. Individuals at the University of California, Berkeley are currently working to rectify the…

New York has taken a critical step in stopping their measles outbreak with the proclamation that anyone unvaccinated for measles will be fined $1,000 in some Williamsburg zipcodes. There have been well over 200 cases of measles within this area of New York and due to the extent of this crisis, the…

Measles, a disease that scientists and medical professionals previously saw diminish very rapidly, has been popping up through outbreaks in many parts of the world in the past two years. Different factors seem to be the main contributors based on the country: in Israel the clinics that administer…

-- CNN A second wave of severe flu infections is coming over many states. There have been approximately 26.3 million flu illnesses between October 1 and March 2 as shown by the weekly flu report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC reported about 37…

As of February 18th, there were 19 reported cases of Typhus among Los Angeles’ homeless populations. There appears to be a trend considering that there were over 100 cases in California in 2018, 95% of those affected being in the Los Angeles Country area. Agents carrying the disease have been sited…

There have been two attacks on Ebola treatment Centers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. These centers were run by the Doctors without Borders and they have stated that the outbreak is not currently under control. These attacks are comprised of stones being thrown at infrastructure, destroying…

NBC News: The World Health Organization released a report claiming that measles in Madagascar has killed more than 900 people. Those most at risk for the epidemic that began back in September are infants from 9 to 11 months old. Supposedly the country’s vaccination rate is below 60%, far lower than…

Alexandria Hein — Fox News Kawasaki disease, a wind-borne disease that affects children under the age of five, has affected 16 children since the start of 2019 in San Diego. Wind-born diseases are diseases in which the infective particles are carried through the air by the wind. Officials warn…

Officials have declared a Hepatitis A outbreak in Aiken County of South Carolina. On January 31st, a worker at Aiken Brewing Company tested positive for Hepatitis A, and then on February 12th, a worker at a second restaurant, City Billiards, also tested positive. Since December 1st of last year…

Following a typhus outbreak in Los Angeles government buildings, officials are contemplating replacing all carpets at City Hall. Typhus is spread by flees following infection by rats, cats, and opossums. The outbreak began in October of 2018 and has spread to Skid Row, where a large homeless …