Author: Stefanie Neumann
ABC Denver7: Colorado sees summer surge in Mpox infections
Colorado is nearing last year’s total number of Mpox cases after health officials reported a recent uptick in infections, including seven cases since late July. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has recorded 18 cases this year, compared with 21 reported statewide in all of 2025.
Aug 26, 2026
Global Defense: Mpox Cases Doubled Last Fall as CDC Data Point to a Virus Settling Into Endemic Circulation
Mpox has not gone away in the United States. A new CDC report published Aug. 20 in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) finds that clade IIb monkeypox virus, the strain responsible for the 2022 global outbreak, has continued circulating at low but persistent levels through 2024 and 2025, with a notable surge last fall that briefly doubled case counts compared to the year before
Aug 26, 2026
The Guardian: Mpox is back – and in new countries. How can this outbreak be contained?
A fresh outbreak of mpox in Guinea Bissau – the country’s first – means the virus formerly known as monkey pox is back in the headlines. So what has changed?
Aug 26, 2026
NYT: What We Know About Australia’s Bird Flu, Which Has Crossed Over to Mammals
Australia confirmed its first case of H5N1 in June in migratory seabirds. Since then, the virus has spread rapidly, straining government responses.
Aug 26, 2026
10/11 NOW: Four West Nile virus cases confirmed in Lancaster County
Four people in Lancaster County have tested positive for West Nile virus, the health department said Tuesday. According to the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department, two of the four people were hospitalized.
Aug 26, 2026
LA Times: Dead of a mosquito bite: L.A. records West Nile fatality as California cases hit 5-year high
After an abnormally warm winter and a blistering March heat wave, California has seen a surge in mosquito activity that has driven West Nile virus cases to a five-year high. As of last week, there had been 30 human cases of the virus and three fatalities across the state, according to the California Department of Public Health.
Aug 26, 2026
US News & World Report: Alfalfa Sprouts Linked To E. Coli And Salmonella Outbreak
Alfalfa sprouts sold in grocery stores have sickened 55 people in 15 states, federal health officials say. Two of those people were infected with both E. coli and Salmonella, an unusual combination in a single outbreak.
Aug 26, 2026
The Independent: Salmonella outbreak: How can I check if my eggs are safe to eat?
One person has died and hundreds have been taken ill following an outbreak of food poisoning across the country.
Aug 26, 2026
Reuters: Record salmonella outbreak in Belgium infects at least 306
A record salmonella outbreak in a Belgian chicken farm has infected at least 306 people after they ate eggs, the food safety agency said on Tuesday.
Aug 26, 2026
CIDRAP: While rare, the tick-borne Bourbon virus may be more common in US than thought
A study published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases based on plasma antibody testing suggests that a rare tick-borne virus is circulating more widely in the United States than previously thought.
Aug 26, 2026