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Appears in 20 stories · Last updated Nov 11, 2026
Tracking outbreak; its dengue branch calls this Florida's largest locally acquired outbreak since the 1930s; $800K provided, no field investigators deployed
Florida has reported 524 locally acquired dengue cases in 12 counties, state health data through Oct. 31 show. Hillsborough County, home to Tampa, accounts for 407 of them, and Pinellas has 80.
Updated 4 hours ago
Tracking a 2026 surge that reached 4,852 cases by Oct. 29, the worst measles year since 1991
U.S. measles cases reached 4,852 through Oct. 29, more than double the 2,289 recorded in all of 2025, with weekly growth rising to 5.8% and 511 hospitalizations. Pennsylvania's outbreak now stands at 1,398 cases, 265 hospitalizations and five deaths, the largest state outbreak since the early 1990s.
Updated 3 days ago
Provided $1.6 million for the trial
Guinea-Bissau has stopped a hepatitis B vaccine trial that would have enrolled 14,000 babies, half of whom would not receive the shot at birth. The study's backers say they never got the government approval the project required. In October, judicial police raided the Bissau offices of the research group running it and seized vaccine batches.
Tracking 5,182 cases and at least 562 hospitalizations as of Nov 6; state health agencies report at least eight deaths, while CDC counts three
The CDC reported 5,182 measles cases in 2026 as of November 6, the highest annual total since 1991 and more than double all of 2025, with at least 562 hospitalizations. Children and teenagers make up almost 60 percent of confirmed cases, and 812 cases were in children under 5 as of October 29.
Updated 4 days ago
Tracking US measles cases and kindergarten MMR coverage; counted 4,852 confirmed US cases through October 30, 2026
Measles infected an estimated 15.6 million children under five in 2023, up 40% from 11.1 million in 2019, according to a Global Burden of Disease study published in Nature Medicine. The rise reversed most of a nearly 80% decline recorded between 1990 and 2019.
Updated 6 days ago
Monitoring 71 U.S. human cases and three deaths; public risk remains low
In March 2024, H5N1 avian influenza appeared in U.S. dairy cattle for the first time. It has since infected 1,222 herds in 21 states and 71 people, and three of those people have died.
Updated Nov 3
Requires passengers on US-bound international flights to attest they have not been in Congo in the previous 21 days, effective November 3
Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed 5,372 people among 10,414 confirmed cases, a 51.6% fatality rate, the National Institute of Public Health said in a report released October 31. Across Africa the toll is now 5,376, after Kenya and Uganda each recorded two deaths, the Africa CDC said on November 2.
Enhanced entry screening now active at Dulles, Atlanta, and Houston; Title 42 restrictions in force for non-citizens from DRC, Uganda, and South Sudan; coordinating evacuations of exposed Americans
Nigeria's first Bundibugyo Ebola patient is the wife of a diplomat who holidayed in Uganda, Africa CDC chief Jean Kaseya told the BBC. She is isolated in Abuja, and 44 contacts, most of them health workers, are being monitored.
Updated Nov 1
Funder of the four-year State of AD initiative
On October 1, the National Eczema Association released the first national and state-level dataset on atopic dermatitis, the most common form of eczema. The CDC-funded report covers all 50 states, Washington D.C., and every major insurance type. It finds that about one in five insured people estimated to have the condition has a diagnosis.
Updated Oct 20
Modernizing VAERS, the federal vaccine safety reporting database
The federal government opened a dedicated clinic at the National Institutes of Health this month to study and treat people reporting health problems after vaccination. It's the centerpiece of a new agency-wide push by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to document, investigate, and respond to vaccine injuries. An internal memo obtained by NPR says NIH plans an observational study of vaccinated people and possible complications, and may examine vaccine schedules and treatments.
Updated Oct 17
As of October 2026: Canceled Minnesota's Public Health Infrastructure Grant; defendant in lawsuit
Minnesota's 988 crisis line system is now working with $4.2 million in new federal money. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) obligated the award on September 7, and the project period began September 30.
Updated Oct 5
As of September 2026: Producer of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey and Youth Health in Focus report
One in three American high school students felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2025, down from two in five in 2023 and the lowest share since before the pandemic. The share who seriously considered suicide fell from 20% to 14% in the same two-year stretch.
Updated Sep 25
As of September 2026: Maintains U.S. ASD prevalence surveillance
A study published this week in JAMA Pediatrics examined birth cohorts in Denmark and found that the seven-year cumulative incidence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) remained stable across 12 consecutive birth cohorts. The finding directly challenges the idea that autism is becoming more common, and instead points to improved detection as the main driver of rising reported rates.
Updated Sep 19
As of September 2026: Runs the NHANES survey used in the study
The solvent that removes grease and stains from dry-cleaned clothes is in the blood of 7% of Americans. A new study finds these people are three times more likely to have significant liver fibrosis - the scarring that precedes cirrhosis and liver cancer.
Updated Sep 8
As of May 2026: Operating under acting director with significant leadership turnover
Jay Bhattacharya co-authored the Great Barrington Declaration in October 2020, publicly opposing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's pandemic response policies. Five years later, he now controls both the CDC and the National Institutes of Health—the two largest federal public health agencies—making him the most powerful health official in America outside the cabinet.
Updated May 29
As of May 2026: Primary source for overdose mortality data; released full-year 2025 provisional figures May 2026
U.S. overdose deaths fell for the third straight year in 2025. CDC provisional data released May 2026 projects 69,973 deaths for the full year—down 14% from 2024 and about 38% below the 2022 peak of 112,000.
Updated May 23
As of May 2026: Lost 25% of staff in 2025; facing proposed 53% budget cut for FY2026
The U.S. joined the WHO on June 14, 1948, three years after helping design the agency, and became the first to withdraw on January 22, 2026, ending 77 years of involvement. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited the WHO's 'failures during the COVID-19 pandemic' and its inability to demonstrate independence from 'inappropriate political influence.' The U.S. left without paying between $130 million and $278 million in disputed dues.
Updated May 22
As of May 2026: Holds final authority to adopt ACIP’s new recommendation into the national schedule
In December 2025, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted 8–3 to end the universal recommendation for hepatitis B vaccination within 24 hours of birth. The committee was reconstituted by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. On December 16, 2025, Acting CDC Director Jim O'Neill formally adopted the recommendation.
Updated May 10
As of May 2026: Under pressured leadership changes and tasked with implementing revised vaccine guidance
In his second term, President Donald Trump is overhauling U.S. childhood vaccination policy. He argues the country gives too many shots compared with its peers. On December 5, 2025, a federal vaccine advisory panel voted 8–3 to end the longstanding hepatitis B shot recommendation for newborns. Trump signed a memorandum ordering the HHS secretary and CDC director to review the childhood schedule and align it where possible with peer countries' practices.
As of May 2026: Adopted ACIP’s revised hepatitis B birth-dose policy on December 16, 2025; reviewing serology testing recommendation
The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) voted 8–3 on December 5, 2025 to end the recommendation that every U.S. newborn receive a hepatitis B shot within 24 hours of birth. The committee had been recently overhauled under HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; acting CDC Director Jim O'Neill ratified the change on December 16, 2025.
Updated May 9
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