Articles filed under Health Crises
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US measles cases hit 35-year record with months left in 2026Jul 21, 2026 6:32 pm - The United States has now reported the most measles cases in any year since 1991, not only surpassing all of last year’s record total, but also reaching the highest level in 35 years, with more than five months still remaining in 2026.
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Taylor Farms pulls all iceberg lettuce sourced in central Mexico from U.S. marketJul 17, 2026 8:30 pm - Taylor Farms announced Friday that it is “voluntarily removing all iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico from the U.S. market,” after federal investigators identified some of the lettuce it provided to Taco Bell restaurants as linked to one of the largest U.S. outbreaks of cyclosporiasis this summer.
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Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as source of a diarrhea-causing parasite outbreakJul 17, 2026 7:08 am - Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served by Taco Bell locations across five U.S. states as a source of the widespread outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora.
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Should suburban pet owners fear screwworm’s return? Here’s what experts sayJul 12, 2026 8:45 pm - Pet owners in Illinois and elsewhere are advised to be mindful after the detection last month in Texas of a parasitic fly whose larvae feed off living tissue of warm-blooded animals.
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Schaumburg to hold Community Blood Drive July 14Jul 08, 2026 1:23 pm - Schaumburg will hold its next Community Blood Drive from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1320 W. Schaumburg Road.
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Utah marks a year of battling measles, with no clear end in sightJun 20, 2026 5:13 pm - Utah has spent the past year fighting measles outbreaks — a grim milestone that could affect whether the United States can keep its measles-free designation.
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WHO chief lands in Congo, saying Ebola outbreak 'can be stopped'May 29, 2026 8:06 am - KINSHASA, Congo — The head of the World Health Organization has arrived in Congo's capital, Kinshasa, to support efforts against an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus...
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Ebola fears surge on the ground in Congo over rapid spread of a rare typeMay 20, 2026 1:24 pm - Anxious healthcare workers in eastern Congo said Wednesday they are underprotected and undertrained in a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak of a rare type of the virus in one of the world’s most remote and vulnerable places.
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WHO worries about Ebola outbreak's scale and speed as Congo announces 134 deathsMay 19, 2026 2:33 pm - The World Health Organization director-general openly worried Tuesday over the “scale and speed” of an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola in eastern Congo, where authorities reported a sharp increase in suspected deaths — to at least 134 — and more than 500 suspected cases.
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Operator of hantavirus-hit ship will say by week’s end when the vessel will resume cruisesMay 13, 2026 8:01 am - The operator of the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak told The Associated Press Wednesday that it expects to know by the end of the week if the vessel will keep to its schedule for the coming months, as it previously indicated it would.