New York City to increase cooling tower inspections after legionnaires’ outbreaks
State and city lawmakers push to boost regulations after two outbreaks of the disease over the last two summersNew York lawmakers are now trying to be...
US law to investigate foodborne illness outbreaks has been delayed for 15 years
Law was set to go into effect in January, months before cyclosporiasis outbreak, but now is set for 2028Congress passed a law to help federal agencies...
CDC cuts leave US less prepared for disease outbreaks, former officials warn
As measles, hantavirus and cyclospora spread, experts say lost staff and expertise are slowing the responseA series of health challenges – hantavirus,...
Cyclospora outbreaks causing diarrhea in US expected to continue through August
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says they are scouring food supply chain for culprit, which may be lettuceWhat is cyclosporiasis, the paras...
Aid Workers in Venezuela Fear Disease Outbreaks After Twin Quakes
Health care workers worry that illnesses like cholera could spread in areas where clean water was already in short supply, and last week’s earthquakes...
The Viruses Causing New Outbreaks Are Much Less Familiar to Science
The types of Ebola and hantavirus panicking officials are very different from the species identified decades ago, raising new questions about how to r...
Ebola and hantavirus outbreaks prompt raft of conspiracy theories in divided US
Ever-growing influence of social media and AI means such ideas spreading at faster rates than before, experts sayHantavirus and Ebola outbreaks carry ...
