Author: Claudinne Miller
Researchers Launch Faster, Adaptive Clinical Trials for New Ebola Outbreak
Researchers and global health agencies are moving quickly to launch adaptive clinical trials during the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, building on lessons learned from previous epidemics and the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier Ebola treatment trials during the 2014–2016 West Africa outbreak were slow to organize and limited in scope, often […]
May 27, 2026
New Monograph Examines U.S. Bird Flu Risks and Wildlife Transmission
A University of Maryland-led research team has published a comprehensive review examining how highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) spreads among wild bird populations and the risks it poses to wildlife and domestic poultry. The report synthesizes decades of research on migratory bird behavior, species biology, and environmental factors that influence how the virus moves through […]
May 27, 2026
Uganda Closes Congo Border as Ebola Cases Continue to Rise
Uganda has ordered the immediate closure of its border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo as concerns grow over a worsening Ebola outbreak involving the rare Bundibugyo strain, which currently has no approved vaccines or treatments. The decision follows reports that Ugandan healthcare workers were exposed to infected patients who crossed the border before […]
May 27, 2026
2014 Ebola Outbreak Marked First U.S. Transmission Cases
Recent concerns about Ebola exposures have renewed attention on the 2014 West Africa outbreak, which led to the first known Ebola transmission cases in the United States. In September 2014, Liberian traveler Thomas Eric Duncan became ill while visiting family in Texas and was hospitalized in Dallas, where two nurses who cared for him later […]
May 27, 2026
Additional States Monitoring Travelers for Possible Hantavirus Exposure
Several U.S. states have expanded monitoring efforts for potential hantavirus exposure, with the number of individuals under observation increasing from 41 to 59 nationwide. Health officials in California, Maryland, North Dakota, Virginia, Washington, and Oregon are monitoring additional people, many of whom reportedly shared flights with passengers potentially exposed to Andes hantavirus aboard the MV […]
May 27, 2026
CDC Requests Volunteers for Enhanced Ebola Airport Screenings
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an urgent internal request for staff volunteers to assist with Ebola screening efforts at designated U.S. airports amid the ongoing outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. According to an internal email, the agency is recruiting personnel across a range of public health and […]
May 27, 2026
Displacement Camps Raise Fears of Wider Ebola Spread in Eastern Congo
Aid workers and local leaders in Bunia, eastern Congo, are warning that overcrowded displacement camps with limited sanitation could accelerate the spread of Ebola. In one camp housing approximately 10,000 people, residents reportedly have access to only a single handwashing station and one infrared thermometer. Many families lack soap, clean water, and basic hygiene supplies, […]
May 27, 2026
CDC Ebola Update
As of May 26, health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda continue to respond to an evolving Ebola outbreak. In the DRC, a new confirmed case has been identified in Sud-Kivu Province, expanding the outbreak beyond the previously affected Ituri and Nord-Kivu provinces. The DRC has reported 906 suspected cases, […]
May 27, 2026
U.S. to send Americans exposed to Ebola to makeshift hospital in Kenya
U.S. officials are planning to establish a quarantine facility in central Kenya within the next week to house Americans who may have been exposed to Ebola. The site would use biocontainment units transported from the United States to safely isolate individuals under observation. Discussions are ongoing regarding how confirmed Ebola cases would be managed if […]
May 27, 2026
Lettuce introduce you to the live frog found in this grocery store salad bag
AP When Australian farmer Rhys Smoker announced he’d found a live frog in a bag of lettuce, his housemates didn’t believe him. Smoker had been preparing a steak and salad dinner on Saturday for the three people who share his house in Esperance in Western Australia state when he spotted the frog among the leaves […]
May 20, 2026
