A sharp rise in measles cases in Pennsylvania has prompted emergency actions in New York and sparked concerns about the disease’s spread beyond U.S. borders.
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Flu activity on the West Coast is rising months ahead of schedule, driven by a new H1N1 mutation, prompting health officials to stress early vaccination.
An early rise in flu cases on the West Coast, driven by a mutated H1N1 strain, has doctors urging everyone six months and older to get vaccinated, especially younger people.
Pennsylvania’s health department warned doctors of 66 measles cases in pregnant women and a rise in rare congenital measles, highlighting risks for mothers and newborns.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has spread to Nord‑Ubangi, the country’s eighth affected province, bringing total cases above 9,400.
The CDC has recorded 4,410 measles cases in the U.S. this year, with Pennsylvania seeing its largest outbreak and federal investigators deployed to aid containment.
A confirmed measles case in an unvaccinated resident of Jefferson County has prompted health officials to alert close contacts and urge vaccination.
A reporter confronted a Health and Human Services aide after the aide tried to block a question on recent measles deaths in Pennsylvania, prompting Secretary Kennedy to address the outbreak.
Flu activity is rising nationwide ahead of the usual schedule, prompting officials to recommend getting the flu shot as soon as possible.
Alabama health officials have warned residents after a measles case involving an international traveler was linked to visits at a Subway and a Publix in Huntsville’s Bailey Cove area.