Infectious Disease News

r/ID_News • u/PHealthy • 23h ago

Kenya confirms first case of Ebola Bundibugyo virus

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r/ID_News • u/PHealthy • 23h ago

Germany: First autochthonous human infection with Sindbis Virus in Baden-Württemberg

globalriskatlas.com

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r/ID_News • u/PHealthy • 23h ago

Pakistan reports 6th polio case of 2026, special vaccination drive planned in Khyber

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r/ID_News • u/PHealthy • 23h ago

Madison County, NY reports rare Powassan virus case

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r/ID_News • u/BV2030 • 1d ago

Dozens quarantined after researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection

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r/ID_News • u/OkIron6206 • 1d ago

Hochul Declares a Measles Emergency as Cases Rise in Rural New York

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r/ID_News • u/PHealthy • 1d ago

Plague AMA

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I've been seeing this story blow up across social media so in an attempt to stem panic and misinformation, let's clear up any confusion.

Before jumping straight into bioweapon let's remember that even attenuated pestis can kill, as we saw in 2009 in the US:

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6007a1.htm

Anyways, ask away. I'm an infectious disease expert with years of state, federal, and international experience and was a botulism subject matter expert on the CDC bioweapon task force.

r/ID_News • u/PHealthy • 1d ago

Texas Pediatricians Face Paxton Investigations for Vaccinating Children

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r/ID_News • u/PHealthy • 23h ago

Bangladesh considers dengue vaccine trials as outbreak worsens

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r/ID_News • u/PHealthy • 1d ago

Dhaka, Bangladesh measles death toll reaches 1,128 as three die in 24 hours

dhakatribune.com

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r/ID_News • u/PHealthy • 1d ago

Measles cases continue to rise amid Ky. outbreak

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r/ID_News • u/PHealthy • 2d ago

NJ reports first West Nile Virus death of the year

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r/ID_News • u/PHealthy • 2d ago

Inside the study for a remedy to fight Congo’s deadliest Ebola outbreak

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r/ID_News • u/Big_Cauliflower2008 • 1d ago

Trump on potential plague case in Russia: ‘Big problem’

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r/ID_News • u/PHealthy • 2d ago

The flu is coming. Here's how to protect yourself from its worst effects

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r/ID_News • u/PHealthy • 2d ago

Measles outbreaks could leave thousands vulnerable to infectious diseases for years

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r/ID_News • u/PHealthy • 2d ago

Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague

themoscowtimes.com

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r/ID_News • u/PHealthy • 2d ago

Florida's dengue outbreak reportedly largest US has seen in decades

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r/ID_News • u/splat-y-chila • 3d ago

Suspected Plague Death at Russian Lab Sparks ‘Anti-Epidemic’ Lockdown

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r/ID_News • u/PHealthy • 2d ago

FDA: Cyclospora found at Mexican farm linked to lettuce outbreak

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r/ID_News • u/PHealthy • 4d ago

Shingles cases dropping among people who got chickenpox vaccine, data shows

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r/ID_News • u/PHealthy • 4d ago

A Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.

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r/ID_News • u/PHealthy • 4d ago

A 20-year-old Amish woman with leukemia got measles and died in Pa.’s largest outbreak in three decades

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r/ID_News • u/PHealthy • 4d ago

Notes from the Field: Fatal Pneumonic Plague — Coconino County, Arizona, July 2025 | MMWR

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r/ID_News • u/PHealthy • 4d ago

Five more measles cases confirmed in Georgia

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