The current Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) risks becoming deadlier than the 2014-2016 West Africa epidemic, warns the head of Africa's Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC). Tens of thousands remain untraced.
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Health officials have issued a measles exposure alert for San Francisco International Airport and two San Jose grocery stores after an infectious adult passed through the locations.
Lancaster County is experiencing its largest measles outbreak in over three decades, with rising case numbers attributed to significantly low vaccination rates, particularly in certain religious and private school communities.
A leptospirosis outbreak originating near a Berkeley homeless encampment has resulted in one death and one hospitalization among individuals living in an RV. Public health officials emphasize the risk to housed residents remains low.