After a national incident was declared in January, officials have been scrambling to address problematically low levels of immunization.
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Vaccines Didn’t Turn Back Mpox, Study Finds. People Did.
Behavior change among gay and bisexual men was more important than shots in curbing the spread, researchers concluded.
‘We Are All Sick’: Infectious Diseases Spread Across Gaza
Cold, wet weather combined with a lack of clean water, toilets and food have fueled a spike in respiratory, stomach and other ailments, and the sick are left struggling to recover, health officials say.
Climate Change Drives New Cases of Malaria, Complicating Efforts to Fight the Disease
The number of malaria cases rose again in 2022, propelled by flooding and warmer weather in areas once free of the illness.
Illness Surge in China Is Not From a Novel Pathogen, Data Suggests
The W.H.O. had requested detailed information about a reported surge in respiratory illnesses in children in China. Chinese data suggested the surge was caused by known bacteria and viruses.
What to Know About Dengue Fever as Cases Spread to New Places
Dengue, the excruciating mosquito-borne disease, is surging throughout the world and coming to places that had never had it. California just confirmed a rare U.S. case.
An Invasive Mosquito Threatens Catastrophe in Africa
A malaria-carrying species that thrives in urban areas and resists all insecticides is causing outbreaks in places that have rarely faced the disease.
Mosquitoes Are a Growing Public Health Threat, Reversing Years of Progress
Climate change and the rapid evolution of the insect have helped drive up malaria deaths and brought dengue and other mosquito-borne viruses to places that never had to worry about them.
Amid Signs of a Covid Uptick, Researchers Brace for the ‘New Normal’
Infections remain very low, despite signs of a slight increase. Now, experts are looking for clues to what living with the coronavirus will be like this winter and beyond.
Amid Signs of a Covid Uptick, Researchers Brace for the ‘New Normal’
Infections remain very low, despite signs of a slight increase. Now, experts are looking for clues to what living with the coronavirus will be like this winter and beyond.