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H5N1 bird flu detected in Burgenland and Upper Austria farms
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H5N1 bird flu detected in Burgenland and Upper Austria farms
The highly contagious H5N1 avian influenza, which affects poultry, has now also been detected in Upper Austria.
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November 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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#Africa #Ethiopia confirmed #Marburg virus disease cases rise to 10, including 5 deaths as of 11/22/25
November 22, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Jamaica reports Leptospirosis outbreak in aftermath of Hurricane Melissa
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Jamaica reports Leptospirosis outbreak in aftermath of Hurricane Melissa
Health officials in Jamaica are reporting an outbreak of leptospirosis in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, with Health Minister Dr.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Czech Republic: Since September, an average of over 100 new hepatitis A cases have been reported per week
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Czech Republic: Since September, an average of over 100 new hepatitis A cases have been reported per week
In a follow-up on the hepatitis A outbreak in the Czech Republic, there were 2,597 cases of hepatitis A detected in the Czech Republic this year through November 16, which is four times more than last...
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November 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Croatia reports increase in flu cases
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Croatia reports increase in flu cases
In Croatia, during the first seven weeks (weeks 40-46) of the 2025/2026 flu season, ending on November 16, 2025, 1,634 reports of flu were received, of which 564 reports were received in week 46.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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#Senegal 6 new confirmed #RiftValleyfever cases reported in the past 24 hours. Brings outbreak total to 488 in 11 regions. Death toll remains at 31. #Africa
November 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Washington: Grays Harbor County resident with H5N5 avian influenza dies
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Washington: Grays Harbor County resident with H5N5 avian influenza dies
The Washington Department of Health reports a Grays Harbor County resident who was undergoing treatment for H5N5 avian influenza died Friday.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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More measles reported in South Carolina
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More measles reported in South Carolina
The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is actively responding to a measles outbreak in the Upstate region.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Cameroon reports cholera outbreak in North Region
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Cameroon reports cholera outbreak in North Region
The Cameroon Ministry of Health announced a cholera outbreak on November 9 in Mayo Oulo district, North Region, following the confirmation of one case by culture and the Institute Pasteur Laboratory.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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#Cholera in #Africa
Since the beginning of the year, a total of 303,953 total cholera cases (9860 confirmed, 47 probable, 294,940 suspected) and 7,013 deaths (CFR 2.3%) from 24 countries.
November 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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#Mauritania
In 2025 to date, a total of 270 #RiftValleyfever cases, including 52 confirmed, and 15 deaths have been reported from 14 of 15 regions in Mauritania.

Of the confirmed cases #Trarza and #Brakna account of a quarter of the cases.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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After unprecedented autism-vaccine messaging change, scientists, advocates say CDC no longer trustworthy
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November 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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The CDC’s Return to Autism Panic Is Exactly Why It Needs Reform
A misguided website rewrite reveals an agency in need of a course correction.
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November 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Ethiopia reports two additional confirmed Marburg virus cases, brings outbreak total to 8
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Ethiopia reports two additional confirmed Marburg virus cases, brings outbreak total to 8
In a follow-up on the Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak in southwestern Ethiopia, the Ministry of Health recorded two additional confirmed cases, bringing the outbreak total to eight confirmed case...
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November 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Italy reports 385 indigenous chikungunya cases in 2025 to date
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Italy reports 385 indigenous chikungunya cases in 2025 to date
In Italy, according to the National Institute of Health, EpiCentro - Epidemiology for Public Health, from January 1st to November 18th 2025 the national surveillance system reports:
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November 20, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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Philippines: MIMAROPA reports more than 13,000 dengue cases year to date; Most in Palawan
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Philippines: MIMAROPA reports more than 13,000 dengue cases year to date; Most in Palawan
The Philippines Department of Health reports that the MIMAROPA region, a group of islands southwest of Luzon, has reported 13,014 total dengue fever cases through the first week of November, including...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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CDC issues travel notice for Ethiopia due to Marburg virus disease outbreak
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CDC issues travel notice for Ethiopia due to Marburg virus disease outbreak
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a travel notice this week for Ethiopia due to a Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) outbreak, the first such outbreak in the country.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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France: Local chikungunya cases top 800 in 2025
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France: Local chikungunya cases top 800 in 2025
French health authorities, in an update today, report a total of 804 locally acquired chikungunya cases year to date.
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November 19, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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Vietnam reports recent increase in influenza; still only half of 2024 total
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Vietnam reports recent increase in influenza; still only half of 2024 total
The Vietnam Ministry of Health has reported an increase in influenza cases in the past three months, while still only reporting half the total flu cases of 2024.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Measles outbreak grows in Upstate, South Carolina
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Measles outbreak grows in Upstate, South Carolina
The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) reported five additional measles cases in the Upstate outbreak (most concentrated in Spartanburg County), bringing the outbreak total to 49 cases a...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Afghanistan reports increase in dengue in Nangarhar province
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Afghanistan reports increase in dengue in Nangarhar province
UN health officials report a steady rise in the number of suspected dengue fever cases in Afghanistan since the end of September, with a marked surge during the last 2 weeks.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Africa: Measles and rubella eliminated in Cabo Verde, Mauritius and Seychelles
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Africa: Measles and rubella eliminated in Cabo Verde, Mauritius and Seychelles
The island nations of Cabo Verde, Mauritius and Seychelles have eliminated measles and rubella, becoming the first sub-Saharan countries to attain this milestone, the World Health Organization announc...
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November 18, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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Mexico: Officials on alert as a dozen children treated for Rickettsia in Culiacán, Sinaloa
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Mexico: Officials on alert as a dozen children treated for Rickettsia in Culiacán, Sinaloa
The Sinaloa Pediatric Hospital confirmed that, so far in 2025, 12 cases of rickettsia have been registered, a figure that has medical personnel on alert due to the speed and aggressiveness with which ...
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November 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Florida reports two additional local Dengue cases in Miami-Dade County, 1st Oropouche case of 2025
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Florida reports two additional local Dengue cases in Miami-Dade County, 1st Oropouche case of 2025
According to the Florida Department of Health, two additional autochthonous dengue fever cases were reported from Miami-Dade County during the past week.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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#Florida reports 156% increase in #pertussis through November 8, 2025, according to DOH data.

January 1- November 8, 2024 = 547 cases

January 1 - November 8, 2025 = 1,402 cases

#whoopingcough #vaccines
November 17, 2025 at 11:05 PM