Disease Outbreak

Despite recent reports, officers in the CDC’s famed Epidemic Intelligence Service — often referred to as “disease detectives” — have not been fired and continue to investigate outbreaks and public health concerns, according to the agency.

WHO this week announced that cholera cases increased by 13% and cholera deaths increased by 71% globally in 2023.

WHO on Wednesday declared the spread of mpox in Africa to be a global public health emergency.

A second dairy worker in Michigan became the third human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus linked to an outbreak in dairy cows, the CDC announced Thursday.

A dairy worker in Michigan became the second human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus linked to an outbreak in dairy cows, the CDC and Michigan health officials announced Wednesday.

The CDC advised clinicians for a second time to be on alert for possible mpox cases in travelers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who may be infected with a deadlier strain of the virus than the one that caused an outbreak in 2022.

The number of global measles cases nearly doubled in 1 year after a decline in vaccine coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to experts.

Consumption of uncooked or undercooked morel mushrooms was “strongly associated” with a gastrointestinal illness outbreak in spring 2023 that resulted in two deaths, highlighting the importance of proper food preparation procedures.

The ongoing Salmonella outbreak linked to pre-cut cantaloupes has doubled in cases, according to the latest update from CDC.

We caught up with Mary Foote, MD, MPH, at IDWeek to ask how she got “Hooked on ID.”