Author: Stefanie Neumann
WINK: Dengue fever outbreak spreads to 252 cases across Florida, including SWFL
A mosquito-borne virus has turned up over 200 localized cases of dengue fever in the Tampa area this year.
Oct 7, 2026
AP: Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the US
Pennsylvania has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, state health officials said Monday, making it the largest state outbreak in more than three decades.
Oct 7, 2026
FOX: New York declares measles disaster emergency as cases surge in Pennsylvania
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a statewide emergency on Monday over a measles outbreak spreading from Pennsylvania. It is the first time an emergency declaration has been issued since measles began surging in the U.S. in 2025.
Oct 7, 2026
AP: How Russia and the world are responding to a possible case of pneumonic plague after lab worker dies
The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that Russian authorities have reported no case of plague in a Siberian region where a woman who worked at a laboratory that studies the disease died of pneumonia last week.
Oct 7, 2026
Axios: CDC Monitoring Russian plague risk, “prepared” for any threat
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is monitoring reports of a suspected pneumonic plague case in Russia and says it is prepared for any threat that emerges.
Oct 7, 2026
AP: An Ebola treatment center was burned down as the death toll in Congo passes 4,000
Congo’s Ebola outbreak has killed more than 4,000 people, authorities said, as they struggle to contain what has become the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history.
Oct 7, 2026
U.S. News & World Report: Ebola Creates New Hot Spots in Congo as Responders Describe ‘Chaotic’ Response
The Ebola outbreak in Congo is creating new hot spots where there’s little to no support for patients, responders and officials say, as health workers admit there could still be a long way to go in fighting the disease that has killed over 4,000 people.
Oct 7, 2026
BBC: Kenya confirms its first Ebola death as outbreak spreads
Kenya has confirmed its first ever case of Ebola – a Kenyan citizen who has been living in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the past seven years.
Oct 7, 2026
U.S. News & World Report: A Russian Report Says a Worker at a Siberian Plague Institute Fell Ill and Died of an Unknown Cause
Russian authorities have quarantined a hospital and are monitoring contacts of an employee at a plague research institute in Siberia who contracted pneumonia of an “unknown” cause. Local state TV said the woman died last week.
Oct 5, 2026
Axios: White House monitors suspected plague outbreak in Russia
The White House is monitoring reports of a suspected plague case and related quarantines in Russia, a Trump administration official told Axios on Sunday.
Oct 5, 2026