disease outbreak

Joshua Berlinger, CNN: Morgan Windsor, ABC News: A vaccination campaign to combat against the spread of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo will begin on Monday. With now four confirmed case now in Mbandaka, an important urban port city with an estimated 1.2 million residents,…

South China Morning Post: Danny Mok, NHK - Japan and Taiwan are on high alert due to recent measles outbreaks in both countries. In Japan, specifically in Okinawa, there are currently 70 reported cases of measles and, in Taiwan, there are 23 cases, the highest number of measles cases reported in…

Euan McKirdy, CNN- Australia is currently dealing with a mysterious outbreak of Buruli ulcer, an infectious, flesh-eating disease that affects the skin and sometimes the bone of the individual. Over the last few years, Australia has seen an increase in cases of Buruli ulcer, especially in…

Maggie Fox- According to the CDC, a Salmonella outbreak that has now affected 40 people across 27 different states in the US has officially been directly linked to kratom supplement use. Kratom is a plant-based stimulant used as a substitute to opioids. As of now, 14 of the 40 affected…

Donald G. McNeil Jr.- Around 615 cases of Lassa fever have been reported across 17 different states in Nigeria during recent weeks. Lassa fever is a viral disease acquired by food contamination from infected rodent’s feces and urine. Though usually resulting in mild symptoms, the disease can be…

BBC News- In Brazil, Minas Gerais has declared a public heath emergency, as fifteen people have died due to a yellow fever outbreak since December. Yellow fever is transmitted through mosquito bites and results in fever, pain, vomiting, jaundice, and sometimes death. Mass vaccinations…

Residents of Yemen are suffering a staggering humanitarian crises driven by a fierce civil war. Many Yemenis are starving as a direct result of the war, which has inflated food prices, leaving most unable to afford the supplies. Destroyed infrastructure has left many without clean drinking water and…