Author: Claudinne Miller
Teaching People to Counter Misinformation, Not Just Spot It
Carnegie Mellon Univ Can we train people to speak up when they see misinformation on social media? Most media literacy research efforts focus on training people to identify true from false information. However, learning to recognize accurate information doesn’t automatically help stop inaccurate information from spreading online. Many of us have seen false or misleading […]
Jan 28, 2026
Measles in America: Five things to know from a Stanford Medicine expert
Stanford Medicine The U.S. measles surge is a sign that more vaccination is needed, said a Stanford Medicine pediatric infectious disease physician. Here’s what else she wants you to know. After a sustained surge of measles outbreaks last year, the United States is likely to lose its status as a country that has eliminated the […]
Jan 28, 2026
Liberia mpox outbreak prompts CDC travel notice
Outbreak News Today The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a Level 2 – Practice Enhanced Precautions travel notice due to an outbreak of clade II monkeypox in Liberia. According to the Africa CDC, Liberia has reported 1,451 confirmed mpox cases and six deaths in 2025. As of January 17, Liberia has seen […]
Jan 28, 2026
Ethiopia Declares End of Marburg Virus Outbreak After 42 Days Without New Cases
MedAfrica On Monday, January 26, Ethiopia has officially declared an end to the Marburg virus disease outbreak, after recording no new cases for 42 consecutive days, in line with World Health Organization (WHO) criteria. Health Minister Mekdes Daba announced the development in Addis Ababa, describing it as a major achievement for the country’s health system. […]
Jan 28, 2026
South Africa: Endangered African penguins threatened by bird flu
Xinhua An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly called bird flu, is threatening the survival of the critically endangered African penguins living off the coast of South Africa, local media reported. The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) said 23 African penguins had tested positive for the disease since […]
Jan 28, 2026
Kansas experiences worst bird flu outbreak in the nation
K State Over 400,000 birds reportedly affected with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), with the number currently rising. Kansas is experiencing the worst bird flu outbreak since 2023, affecting more than 10 counties, with three being forced to quarantine commercial and non-commercial backyards. Counties like Pottawatomie County, Greenwood County, Nemaha County and more have relied on […]
Jan 28, 2026
Influenza epidemic declared in Puerto Rico
San Juan Star Island Health Secretary Víctor Ramos Otero announced on Tuesday the declaration of an influenza epidemic in Puerto Rico, after the established criteria for incidence and growth rate of cases were met during the 2025-2026 season. “An influenza epidemic has been declared,” Ramos Otero said at a press conference. “The region with the […]
Jan 28, 2026
Bird flu antibodies detected at Dutch dairy farm, a first in Europe
Poultry World Avian influenza antibodies have been detected in a dairy cow at a dairy farm in Friesland, the Netherlands, marking the first such finding in European cattle. No evidence of active viral circulation of avian influenza among the dairy cows on the farm has been found. According to ‘Rijksoverheid’ the Dutch Ministry of Affairs, […]
Jan 28, 2026
FDA Clears First At-Home Diagnostic for RSV, Influenza, and COVID-19 in Adults, Young Infants
Contagion Live The federal agency gave the nod for Acon Laboratories’ Flowflex Plus RSV + Flu A/B + COVID 4-in-1 test that can detect all those respiratory viruses in a single test, which is indicated for use in both adults and children as young as 6 months. Acon Laboratories announced the retail availability of the […]
Jan 28, 2026
Syphilis May Have Originated in the Americas, Study Suggests
Archeology Magazine According to an ABC News Australia report, a previously unknown strain of Treponema pallidum, the bacterium that causes syphilis, has been found in 5,500-year-old human remains recovered from the Sabana de Bogota rock shelter in the eastern highlands of Colombia by an international team of researchers. Davide Bozzi of the University of Lausanne said that the […]
Jan 28, 2026
