{"id":512,"date":"2022-09-27T20:02:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-28T01:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/?page_id=512"},"modified":"2022-12-06T21:16:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T03:16:59","slug":"chrono-list-of-posts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/chrono-list-of-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Chrono list of posts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/are-military-dolphins-working-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-probably-not-but-they-have-been-part-of-the-us-navy-for-decades\/\">Are military dolphins working in the Strait of Hormuz? Probably not, but they have been part of the US Navy for decades<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T20:27:26-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">CNN With concerns about&nbsp;Iran laying mines&nbsp;in the Strait of Hormuz, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was asked Tuesday whether Iran might turn to dolphins to help confront the US Navy. He said that he could \u201cconfirm\u201d that Iran didn\u2019t have dolphins to deploy as part of operations but said he would neither \u201cconfirm or\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/are-military-dolphins-working-in-the-strait-of-hormuz-probably-not-but-they-have-been-part-of-the-us-navy-for-decades\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Are military dolphins working in the Strait of Hormuz? Probably not, but they have been part of the US Navy for decades<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/large-language-models-and-misinformation\/\">Large language models and misinformation<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T20:19:18-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Lancet The barrage of&nbsp;misinformation in the field of health care&nbsp;is persistent and growing. The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) in health care has expedited the increase in misinformation, and LLMs are susceptible to false output if they are trained on incorrect health-care information. This risk of misinformation is especially\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/large-language-models-and-misinformation\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Large language models and misinformation<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/new-research-chips-away-at-covid-19-blood-clot-myster\/\">New research chips away at COVID-19 blood clot myster<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T19:53:35-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">CIDRAP Doctors and scientists are still working to understand why COVID-19 can cause fatal damage to so many different organs. A potentially major piece of that puzzle was revealed&nbsp;today&nbsp;in research published in the&nbsp;Journal of the American Heart Association. During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitalized patients who weren&#8217;t sick enough to be in the intensive care unit\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/new-research-chips-away-at-covid-19-blood-clot-myster\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: New research chips away at COVID-19 blood clot myster<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/will-the-usa-lose-its-measles-elimination-status\/\">Will the USA lose its measles elimination status?<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T19:49:46-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Lancet The USA currently faces its largest measles outbreak in decades, with 2280 confirmed cases in 2025 and 910 additional cases reported in just the first 6 weeks of 2026.1\u00a0This re-emergence threatens one of the country&#8217;s major public health achievements: the elimination of measles in 2000, a feat reached after several years of extensive\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/will-the-usa-lose-its-measles-elimination-status\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Will the USA lose its measles elimination status?<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/rabid-beaver-attacks-8-year-old-boy-other-park-guests-at-new-jersey-lake\/\">Rabid beaver attacks 8-year-old boy, other park guests at New Jersey lake<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T19:45:47-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">NBC News 4 A beaver that attacked multiple people, including at least one child, at a lake in New Jersey has tested positive for rabies, according to town officials. Police in Mahwah responded to Lake Henry around 6 p.m. Sunday after a report of an animal attack. An 8-year-old boy had been fishing from the\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/rabid-beaver-attacks-8-year-old-boy-other-park-guests-at-new-jersey-lake\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Rabid beaver attacks 8-year-old boy, other park guests at New Jersey lake<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/a-dangerous-experiment-is-playing-out-on-a-cruise-ship-with-hantavirus\/\">A dangerous experiment is playing out on a cruise ship with hantavirus<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T19:39:58-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Scientific American The tragic and fatal outbreak of hantavirus onboard a luxury cruise ship highlights the gaps in research and treatments for the rare and mysterious infection\u2014including how the virus spreads among people. The fatal outbreak of hantavirus on a cruise ship is a tragic case study in how pathogens in this mysterious family of\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/a-dangerous-experiment-is-playing-out-on-a-cruise-ship-with-hantavirus\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: A dangerous experiment is playing out on a cruise ship with hantavirus<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/hantavirus-covid-norovirus-legionnaires-why-are-cruise-ships-so-prone-to-disease-outbreaks\/\">Hantavirus, COVID, norovirus, legionnaires\u2019: why are cruise ships so prone to disease\u00a0outbreaks?<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T19:34:33-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Conversation Cruises are sold as floating holidays, but they are also useful for understanding public health. Cruise ships are carefully designed places where many people live, eat, relax and move through the same shared spaces for days at a time. They show how easily illness can spread when people are packed into a single\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/hantavirus-covid-norovirus-legionnaires-why-are-cruise-ships-so-prone-to-disease-outbreaks\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Hantavirus, COVID, norovirus, legionnaires\u2019: why are cruise ships so prone to disease\u00a0outbreaks?<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/spanish-passenger-on-the-hondius-there-are-23-people-who-got-off-on-saint-helena-and-have-been-wandering-around\/\">Spanish passenger on the \u2018Hondius\u2019: \u2018There are 23 people who got off on Saint Helena and have been wandering around\u2019<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T19:26:20-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">El Pais Health authorities only began contacting the passengers who left the ship on Tuesday. Twenty\u2011three passengers from the&nbsp;MV&nbsp;Hondius&nbsp;have been on land for more than two weeks. They disembarked on April 21 on the island of Saint Helena, 10 days after the first death on board, and began their journeys home. That is what a\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/spanish-passenger-on-the-hondius-there-are-23-people-who-got-off-on-saint-helena-and-have-been-wandering-around\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Spanish passenger on the \u2018Hondius\u2019: \u2018There are 23 people who got off on Saint Helena and have been wandering around\u2019<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/as-rfk-jr-downplays-rabies-cdc-staff-tells-docs-its-a-daily-threat\/\">As RFK Jr. Downplays Rabies, CDC Staff Tells Docs It&#8217;s a Daily Threat<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T19:24:13-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">MedPage Today Accurate risk assessment can spare patients from costly preventive care. Just a week after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. downplayed rabies during a Senate hearing based on the few annual fatalities, CDC staff held a call with physicians to emphasize that preventing further deaths requires millions of U.S. medical visits every year\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/as-rfk-jr-downplays-rabies-cdc-staff-tells-docs-its-a-daily-threat\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: As RFK Jr. Downplays Rabies, CDC Staff Tells Docs It&#8217;s a Daily Threat<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/uk-leads-global-bird-flu-vaccine-trial\/\">UK Leads Global Bird Flu Vaccine Trial<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T19:21:23-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">MedScape The UK is recruiting 3000 of the 4000 volunteers needed for a major international trial of an mRNA vaccine against&nbsp;bird flu, as experts warn that H5N1 remains a credible pandemic threat. H5&nbsp;influenza, or avian\/bird flu, remains a pandemic threat, experts said. The virus has been circulating in wild birds \u2014 and domestic poultry \u2014\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/uk-leads-global-bird-flu-vaccine-trial\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: UK Leads Global Bird Flu Vaccine Trial<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/how-an-h5n1-outbreak-in-elephant-seals-can-inform-pandemic-readiness\/\">How an H5N1 Outbreak in Elephant Seals Can Inform Pandemic Readiness<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T19:19:56-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Scientist Regular surveillance and rapid sequencing in coastal wildlife help researchers identify viral mutations and assess their pandemic potential. The first sign that something was wrong came during a survey walk in A\u00f1o Nuevo State Park, a stretch of beach along the central coast of California. In January 2026, researchers at the University of\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/how-an-h5n1-outbreak-in-elephant-seals-can-inform-pandemic-readiness\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: How an H5N1 Outbreak in Elephant Seals Can Inform Pandemic Readiness<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/surge-in-hpai-infections-attributed-to-wild-bird-spillover\/\">Surge in HPAI infections attributed to wild-bird spillover<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T19:04:48-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">AVMA Poultry losses alone surpass 200 million since outbreak started in 2022. The U.S. outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI, more specifically avian influenza type A H5N1), is&nbsp;experiencing a resurgence among commercial poultry operations, driven largely by spillover from migrating wild birds, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The threat of infection\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/surge-in-hpai-infections-attributed-to-wild-bird-spillover\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Surge in HPAI infections attributed to wild-bird spillover<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/what-is-hantavirus-heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-how-it-spreads\/\">What is hantavirus? Here&#8217;s everything you need to know about how it spreads<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T17:18:25-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">National Geographic Experts explain why the outbreak aboard a Dutch cruise ship is so rare\u2014and how much of a risk it poses. It\u2019s not extraordinary for a cruise ship to be afflicted by an eruption of infectious diseases. But the recent cluster of hantavirus cases on the&nbsp;M.V.&nbsp;Hondius, a Dutch polar expedition vessel sailing from Argentina\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/what-is-hantavirus-heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-how-it-spreads\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: What is hantavirus? Here&#8217;s everything you need to know about how it spreads<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/cruise-ships-hantavirus-outbreak-could-have-started-on-bird-watching-trip\/\">Cruise Ship&#8217;s Hantavirus Outbreak Could Have Started On Bird-Watching Trip<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T17:14:53-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Forbes Key Background The MV Hondius left Ushuaia, Argentina&nbsp;on April 1&nbsp;for the Canary Islands off the coast of northwestern Africa, visiting some of the world\u2019s most remote islands along the way. The ship made stops in Antarctica, South Georgia, Nightingale Island, Tristan da Cunha, St. Helena (where the Dutch man\u2019s body was taken from the\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/cruise-ships-hantavirus-outbreak-could-have-started-on-bird-watching-trip\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Cruise Ship&#8217;s Hantavirus Outbreak Could Have Started On Bird-Watching Trip<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/f-d-a-blocked-publication-of-research-finding-covid-and-shingles-vaccines-were-safe\/\">F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T15:56:58-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">NYT The agency\u2019s scientists and data contractors reviewed millions of patient records for studies that were pulled back before release. Officials at the Food and Drug Administration have blocked publication of several studies supporting the safety of widely used vaccines against Covid-19 and shingles in recent months, a spokesman for the Department of Health and\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/f-d-a-blocked-publication-of-research-finding-covid-and-shingles-vaccines-were-safe\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: F.D.A. Blocked Publication of Research Finding Covid and Shingles Vaccines Were Safe<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/dairy-farms-may-transmit-h5n1-virus-through-multiple-sources\/\">Dairy Farms May Transmit H5N1 Virus Through Multiple Sources<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T15:12:19-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Morning Ag Study suggests transmission is not limited to direct contact with contaminated milk. The H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 has been detected in over 700 herds of dairy cows in California, the largest dairy-producing state in the U.S. A study published May 5th&nbsp;in the open-access journal&nbsp;PLOS Biology&nbsp;led by Seema S. Lakdawala\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/dairy-farms-may-transmit-h5n1-virus-through-multiple-sources\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Dairy Farms May Transmit H5N1 Virus Through Multiple Sources<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/hantavirus-is-on-the-rise-in-argentina-where-a-stricken-cruise-ship-began-its-journey\/\">Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journey<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T15:08:54-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">LA Times A deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship departing Argentina highlights a broader crisis: The country is experiencing a surge of the rare rodent-borne disease linked to climate change. Argentina has recorded 101 hantavirus infections since June 2025, roughly double the previous year, with the mortality rate nearly tripling to about one-third of\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/hantavirus-is-on-the-rise-in-argentina-where-a-stricken-cruise-ship-began-its-journey\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journey<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-to-head-to-canary-islands-as-swiss-confirm-new-case\/\">Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to head to Canary Islands as Swiss confirm new case<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T15:07:26-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Washington Post More than 140 people remain on the Hondius, which will take about three days to reach the Spanish archipelago for screening. A local official has criticized the plan. Three people were evacuated Wednesday from the cruise ship facing a hantavirus outbreak in the Atlantic Ocean, as Swiss health authorities confirmed another case in\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/hantavirus-hit-cruise-ship-to-head-to-canary-islands-as-swiss-confirm-new-case\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Hantavirus-hit cruise ship to head to Canary Islands as Swiss confirm new case<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/a-brutal-first-for-the-cruise-industry\/\">A Brutal First for the Cruise Industry<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T15:06:02-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Atlantic A hantavirus outbreak is serious and unnerving. Norovirus loves a cruise ship. So did the coronavirus responsible for COVID-19. The crowded rooms, stuffy air, and communal dining of a giant boat filled with humans create the ideal conditions for pathogens to spread. Now hantavirus\u2014a highly deadly rodent-borne pathogen that typically spreads when people\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/a-brutal-first-for-the-cruise-industry\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: A Brutal First for the Cruise Industry<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/hantavirus-cruise-ship-remains-at-sea-as-leaders-clash-over-its-docking\/\">Hantavirus Cruise Ship Remains at Sea as Leaders Clash Over Its Docking<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T14:52:40-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">NYT Three people with possible symptoms of the disease were evacuated on Wednesday morning from the Dutch-flagged MV Hondius. The passengers of the MV Hondius, in the grip of a deadly virus outbreak, are putting on movies, sanitizing their hands repeatedly and awaiting their next socially distanced meal as their ship sails the Atlantic. The\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/hantavirus-cruise-ship-remains-at-sea-as-leaders-clash-over-its-docking\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Hantavirus Cruise Ship Remains at Sea as Leaders Clash Over Its Docking<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/hantavirus-case-in-switzerland-spurs-race-to-trace-contacts\/\">Hantavirus Case in Switzerland Spurs Race to Trace Contacts<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-05-06T14:44:52-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 6, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">WSJ Patient fell ill with strain capable of human-to-human transmission after returning from cruise ship. Swiss officials are rushing to trace the contacts of a man who has been hospitalized in Zurich with a strain of the hantavirus that is capable of human-to-human transmission.&nbsp; The patient became ill in Switzerland after returning from a trip\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/05\/06\/hantavirus-case-in-switzerland-spurs-race-to-trace-contacts\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Hantavirus Case in Switzerland Spurs Race to Trace Contacts<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/ancient-mass-grave-in-jordan-confirms-victims-of-justinian-plague-pandemic\/\">Ancient mass grave in Jordan confirms victims of Justinian Plague pandemic<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T21:37:31-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Archeology News A mass grave uncovered in the ancient city of Jerash in modern-day Jordan is offering new evidence of how one of history\u2019s earliest pandemics reshaped life and death in the Byzantine world. Researchers have confirmed the burial as the first biomolecularly verified plague mass grave from the First Pandemic, also known as the\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/ancient-mass-grave-in-jordan-confirms-victims-of-justinian-plague-pandemic\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Ancient mass grave in Jordan confirms victims of Justinian Plague pandemic<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/what-happened-to-covid\/\">What happened to Covid?<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T19:56:41-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">STAT The threat of the virus has clearly subsided, but opinions vary on why and how much of a risk remains. In April 2020, people around the globe were struggling to come to grips with the strictures of unprecedented societal shutdowns aimed at slowing the spread of Covid-19.&nbsp;Flattening the curve, in 2020-speak. Six years later,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/what-happened-to-covid\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: What happened to Covid?<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/tick-bites-are-no-joke-heres-how-to-prevent-them-and-protect-yourself\/\">Tick Bites Are No Joke. Here\u2019s How to Prevent Them and Protect Yourself.<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T19:54:27-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">New York Times The mere thought of ticks makes our skin crawl. And the diseases they spread are only getting more common. In fact, the number of tick-borne illnesses reported each year to the&nbsp;Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&nbsp;has more than doubled over the past two decades (though&nbsp;during the pandemic&nbsp;there was a drop in reported\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/tick-bites-are-no-joke-heres-how-to-prevent-them-and-protect-yourself\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Tick Bites Are No Joke. Here\u2019s How to Prevent Them and Protect Yourself.<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/bats-might-be-the-next-bird-flu-wild-card-2\/\">Bats might be the next bird flu wild card<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T19:47:22-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">TapInto Vampire bats in Peru show signs of past H5N1 infection. Bats have become the latest mammals susceptible to H5N1, the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus responsible for bird flu. In Peru, over a dozen vampire bats&nbsp;have been found carrying H5N1 antibodies, indicating exposure to the virus, researchers report November 11 at bioRxiv.org. The finding\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/bats-might-be-the-next-bird-flu-wild-card-2\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Bats might be the next bird flu wild card<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/doh-detected-mpox-in-oahu-wastewater-sample\/\">DOH detected Mpox in Oahu wastewater sample<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T19:43:01-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Hawaii News Now State health officials say mpox has been detected in a wastewater sample on Oahu for the first time. The Hawaii Department of Health said the sample, collected April 13 at a treatment facility on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, tested positive for clade I mpox. Officials emphasized that no clinical cases of clade\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/doh-detected-mpox-in-oahu-wastewater-sample\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: DOH detected Mpox in Oahu wastewater sample<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/pasadena-urges-mpox-precautions-as-cases-rise-for-the-viral-disease\/\">Pasadena urges mpox precautions as cases rise for the viral disease<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T19:41:16-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Pasadena Star News The Pasadena Public Health Department on Wednesday, April 29, urged residents to take precautions against mpox and consider vaccination as cases increase in California. Health officials said vaccination remains the best protection against severe illness, particularly for individuals at higher risk of exposure. Mpox, a viral disease, is currently circulating in two\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/pasadena-urges-mpox-precautions-as-cases-rise-for-the-viral-disease\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Pasadena urges mpox precautions as cases rise for the viral disease<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/ai-classifier-flags-bird-flu-genomes-more-likely-to-spread-in-mammals\/\">AI classifier flags bird flu genomes more likely to spread in mammals<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T19:32:07-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Phys.org A research team from the LKS Faculty of Medicine at the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) has developed a machine-learning classifier capable of analyzing the genomes of influenza A viruses (IAVs) to accurately predict their potential risk of transmission among mammals. The team has successfully identified the key clues that may explain cross-species transmission\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/ai-classifier-flags-bird-flu-genomes-more-likely-to-spread-in-mammals\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: AI classifier flags bird flu genomes more likely to spread in mammals<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/in-readiness-for-the-next-pandemic-human-trials-begin-of-an-mrna-vaccine-for-bird-flu\/\">In Readiness For The Next Pandemic, Human Trials Begin Of An mRNA Vaccine For Bird Flu<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T19:15:48-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">IFL Science An mRNA vaccine for avian influenza, developed by pharma company Moderna, has begun Phase 3 human trials. Building on the same technology used in their highly successful COVID-19 vaccine, the aim is to shore up the world\u2019s defences against what is widely considered to be one of the biggest viral threats facing humanity.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/in-readiness-for-the-next-pandemic-human-trials-begin-of-an-mrna-vaccine-for-bird-flu\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: In Readiness For The Next Pandemic, Human Trials Begin Of An mRNA Vaccine For Bird Flu<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/targeted-hunts-were-supposed-to-curb-zombie-deer-disease-now-what\/\">Targeted Hunts Were Supposed to Curb \u2018Zombie Deer Disease.\u2019 Now What?<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T19:01:54-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">New York Times n Illinois and other states, officials hoped that culls could halt the progress of chronic wasting disease. Now they are losing hope. In the middle of a spring afternoon near Lowden-Miller State Forest, Daniel Skinner poured a small pile of dried, yellow corn onto the ground. Shouldering his .308 Remington rifle equipped\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/targeted-hunts-were-supposed-to-curb-zombie-deer-disease-now-what\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Targeted Hunts Were Supposed to Curb \u2018Zombie Deer Disease.\u2019 Now What?<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/cdc-warns-additional-measles-cases-in-us-are-expected-amid-upcoming-travel-season\/\">CDC warns additional measles cases in US are expected amid upcoming travel season<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T19:00:16-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">ABC News With a busy travel season approaching, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning that additional measles cases in the U.S. can be expected over the next few months. The agency sent the&nbsp;alert&nbsp;to state and local health departments, reminding them to report measles cases to the CDC within 24 hours and to\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/cdc-warns-additional-measles-cases-in-us-are-expected-amid-upcoming-travel-season\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: CDC warns additional measles cases in US are expected amid upcoming travel season<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/where-people-get-their-news-influences-their-beliefs-about-vaccines\/\">Where people get their news influences their beliefs about vaccines<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T18:58:16-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Johns Hopkins University New survey finds significant link between &#8216;new right&#8217; outlets and vaccine hesitancy. People who follow &#8220;new right&#8221; media outlets are more than twice as likely to be vaccine-hesitant compared to those who never engage with those outlets, a new Johns Hopkins University study finds. Researchers surveyed nearly 3,000 adults in 2025, as\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/where-people-get-their-news-influences-their-beliefs-about-vaccines\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Where people get their news influences their beliefs about vaccines<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/what-you-eat-for-lunch-could-influence-your-immune-system-just-hours-later\/\">What you eat for lunch could influence your immune system just hours later<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T18:56:03-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Scientific American Our food choices could play an important, short-term role in how our bodies respond to infections, new research suggests. \u201cStarve a cold, feed a fever\u201d&nbsp;is a myth\u2014but according to new research, the timing of when we eat in the short term may play a role in how our bodies&nbsp;fight off infections. Researchers analyzed\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/what-you-eat-for-lunch-could-influence-your-immune-system-just-hours-later\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: What you eat for lunch could influence your immune system just hours later<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/2-legionnaires-disease-cases-linked-to-las-vegas-strip-hotel\/\">2 Legionnaires\u2019 disease cases linked to Las Vegas Strip hotel<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T18:53:01-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">8 News Now The Southern Nevada Health District announced on Tuesday that two cases of Legionnaires\u2019 disease were associated with stays at the Wynn Las Vegas, and guests who have stayed at the resort recently are urged to complete a health survey. According to a release from the district, both cases are associated with travel.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/2-legionnaires-disease-cases-linked-to-las-vegas-strip-hotel\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: 2 Legionnaires\u2019 disease cases linked to Las Vegas Strip hotel<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/measles-deaths-are-coming-doctors-are-fighting-an-uphill-battle\/\">Measles deaths are coming. Doctors are fighting an uphill battle.<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T18:50:01-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Washington Post OPINION This November, the Pan American Health Organization will review whether the United States has lost its measles elimination status \u2014 a designation held since 2000. As of April 23,\u00a01,792 confirmed cases\u00a0have been reported across the U.S. Utah is the latest epicenter:\u00a0nearly 600 cases since last summer. At one to three deaths per\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/measles-deaths-are-coming-doctors-are-fighting-an-uphill-battle\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Measles deaths are coming. Doctors are fighting an uphill battle.<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/5-logical-fallacies-in-the-era-of-rfk-jr\/\">5 Logical fallacies in the era of RFK Jr.<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T18:36:08-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">You Can Know Things How do we address the firehose of inaccurate information that is flooding the internet right now? It\u2019s tempting to try to play whack-a-mole, tackling one rumor after another, and there is certainly value in addressing individual claims. But emerging\u00a0research\u00a0shows a better (and less exhausting) method: \u201cprebunking\u201d \u2014 or teaching people to\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/5-logical-fallacies-in-the-era-of-rfk-jr\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: 5 Logical fallacies in the era of RFK Jr.<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/rheumatic-disease-drugs-help-covid-virus-stick-around-longer-study-suggests\/\">Rheumatic Disease Drugs Help COVID Virus Stick Around Longer, Study Suggests<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T18:31:47-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">MedPageToday Lengthy viral antigen persistence far more common, regardless of prior vaccination. Drugs commonly used to treat systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs) may keep the SARS-CoV-2 circulating after COVID-19 infection in patients with these conditions, with researchers documenting substantially increased viral antigen persistence compared with other post-COVID patients. Tests for 40% of SARDs patients remained\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/rheumatic-disease-drugs-help-covid-virus-stick-around-longer-study-suggests\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Rheumatic Disease Drugs Help COVID Virus Stick Around Longer, Study Suggests<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/long-a-dream-its-now-real-a-fast-and-accurate-tb-test-that-doesnt-need-phlegm\/\">Long a dream, it&#8217;s now real: a fast and accurate TB test that doesn&#8217;t need phlegm<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T18:29:16-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">NPR That has been the question for nearly 150 years, when Dr. Robert Koch first identified the rod-shaped bacterium that causes tuberculosis. This serious respiratory illness is currently the world&#8217;s&nbsp;deadliest infectious disease, killing more than a million people a year. The most common test to determine if someone has tuberculosis hasn&#8217;t really changed since the\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/long-a-dream-its-now-real-a-fast-and-accurate-tb-test-that-doesnt-need-phlegm\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Long a dream, it&#8217;s now real: a fast and accurate TB test that doesn&#8217;t need phlegm<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/mystery-illness-in-burundi-kills-five\/\">Mystery illness in Burundi kills five<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T18:11:30-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Medical Brief At least five people have died in Burundi, and another three dozen become ill from unexplained causes. The case-fatality rate of 14% has alarmed officials, who say symptoms have included fever, vomiting, diarrhoea, headache and dark urine, according to the&nbsp;Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention&nbsp;(Africa CDC). In severe cases, people may display\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/mystery-illness-in-burundi-kills-five\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Mystery illness in Burundi kills five<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/influenza-at-the-human-animal-interface-summary-and-assessment-31-march-2026\/\">Influenza at the human-animal interface summary and assessment, 31 March 2026<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T17:11:43-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">WHO From 23 January to 31 March 2026, based on reporting date, detections of influenza A(H5N1) in four humans, influenza A(H9N2) in five humans, influenza A(H10N3) in one human, an influenza A(H1N1) variant ((H1N1)v) virus in one human, an influenza A(H1N2)v virus in one human, and influenza A(H3N2)v virus in one human were reported officially.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/influenza-at-the-human-animal-interface-summary-and-assessment-31-march-2026\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Influenza at the human-animal interface summary and assessment, 31 March 2026<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/backyard-chickens-are-spreading-antibiotic-resistant-salmonella-across-the-us-cdc-warns\/\">Backyard Chickens Are Spreading Antibiotic-Resistant Salmonella Across the US, CDC Warns<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T16:12:16-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Gizmodo Backyard chicken lovers beware: an outbreak of drug-resistant&nbsp;Salmonella&nbsp;bacteria linked to these birds is spreading across the country. Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first reported on the outbreak late last week. There have been over 30 reported cases in multiple states, along with several hospitalizations. In some of the cases, the\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/backyard-chickens-are-spreading-antibiotic-resistant-salmonella-across-the-us-cdc-warns\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Backyard Chickens Are Spreading Antibiotic-Resistant Salmonella Across the US, CDC Warns<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/cdc-delay-of-infant-hepatitis-b-shot-likely-to-raise-infections-studies-show\/\">CDC delay of infant hepatitis B shot likely to raise infections, studies show<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-29T14:32:49-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 29, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Washington Post Federal vaccine advisers to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. voted in December to recommend delaying the first shot until at least two months of age for infants born to mothers who test negative for the virus. The Trump administration\u2019s decision to drop the long-standing recommendation that newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/29\/cdc-delay-of-infant-hepatitis-b-shot-likely-to-raise-infections-studies-show\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: CDC delay of infant hepatitis B shot likely to raise infections, studies show<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/the-misinformation-crisis-parents-physicians-and-the-changing-landscape-of-vaccine-trust\/\">The Misinformation Crisis: Parents, Physicians, and the Changing Landscape of Vaccine Trust<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T21:59:03-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">AMWA Being a parent in medicine today can feel profoundly vulnerable. Recommendations evolve rapidly, headlines shift, and studies can trend on social media before most clinicians have fully reviewed the methodology. The effects are trickling down into exam rooms across the country, where parents are trying to do what they have always tried to do:\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/the-misinformation-crisis-parents-physicians-and-the-changing-landscape-of-vaccine-trust\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: The Misinformation Crisis: Parents, Physicians, and the Changing Landscape of Vaccine Trust<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/mpox-can-infect-and-replicate-in-the-brain-nih-researchers-say-in-fatal-hiv-case\/\">Mpox Can Infect and Replicate in the Brain, NIH Researchers Say in Fatal HIV Case<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T21:44:27-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Bloomberg A man with advanced HIV died with drug-resistant mpox replicating in his brain, US scientists found, in a case that shows how the virus can persist and evolve just as global health programs to check such infections are being scaled back. The findings, based on a detailed autopsy by researchers at the National Institutes\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/mpox-can-infect-and-replicate-in-the-brain-nih-researchers-say-in-fatal-hiv-case\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Mpox Can Infect and Replicate in the Brain, NIH Researchers Say in Fatal HIV Case<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/covid-19-in-mink-farm-reveals-early-lung-damage\/\">COVID-19 in mink farm reveals early lung damage<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T21:41:30-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Phys.org What happens inside the lungs before COVID-19 symptoms appear? Research in mink offers a rare window into the early stages of the disease. These insights matter for both animal and human health. Researchers and veterinary pathologists from Wageningen Bioveterinary Research (WBVR, part of Wageningen University &amp; Research), together with Royal GD and Utrecht University,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/covid-19-in-mink-farm-reveals-early-lung-damage\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: COVID-19 in mink farm reveals early lung damage<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/study-finds-long-covid-leaves-a-distinct-immune-signature-in-the-blood\/\">Study finds long COVID leaves a distinct immune signature in the blood<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T21:39:27-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Medical News In a recent study published in the journal\u00a0Communications Medicine, researchers in Australia and Norway examined how inflammatory and neurological protein levels differ between long coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and recovery, and how they respond to vaccination and reinfection. According to research, an estimated 5% to 30% of people infected with Severe Acute Respiratory\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/study-finds-long-covid-leaves-a-distinct-immune-signature-in-the-blood\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Study finds long COVID leaves a distinct immune signature in the blood<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/new-mutations-help-the-h5n1-bird-flu-virus-infect-cows-but-not-people\/\">New mutations help the H5N1 bird flu virus infect cows but not people<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T21:16:53-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Science News H5N1 bird flu viruses have acquired a molecular trick that makes them more easily infect mammary glands in cattle, but this adaptation does not appear to affect humans. To infect cells, influenza viruses latch on to certain sugars decorating cell surfaces. Some H5N1 viruses have picked up mutations that allow them to grab\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/new-mutations-help-the-h5n1-bird-flu-virus-infect-cows-but-not-people\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: New mutations help the H5N1 bird flu virus infect cows but not people<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/arizona-navajo-health-officials-report-cases-of-plague\/\">Arizona: Navajo health officials report cases of plague<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T21:14:15-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">AZ Central The Navajo Nation Department of Health and medical centers on and around the Navajo Nation have confirmed recent reports of plague, chickenpox and measles over the past few weeks, prompting medical professionals to warn the public to remain vigilant. On April 8, the Navajo Nation Department of Health confirmed a case of plague\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/arizona-navajo-health-officials-report-cases-of-plague\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Arizona: Navajo health officials report cases of plague<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/mpanda-an-unknown-illness-under-surveillance-initial-analyses-rule-out-major-hemorrhagic-fevers\/\">Mpanda : an unknown illness under surveillance; initial analyses rule out major hemorrhagic fevers<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T21:10:54-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">SOS M\u00e9dias Burundi Mpanda, April 13, 2026 \u2014 An as-yet-unidentified illness, responsible for several cases and deaths in the Mpanda district, has been mobilizing Burundian health authorities for several days. While initial laboratory analyses are reassuring, investigations are continuing to determine the exact origin of this illness. The illness has been reported in the villages\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/mpanda-an-unknown-illness-under-surveillance-initial-analyses-rule-out-major-hemorrhagic-fevers\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Mpanda : an unknown illness under surveillance; initial analyses rule out major hemorrhagic fevers<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/burundi-mysterious-disease-kills-five-who-investigates\/\">Burundi: Mysterious disease kills five; WHO investigates<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T21:09:17-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Lamilano Burundian health authorities, together with the World Health Organization (WHO), are investigating the cause of a mysterious disease that has caused five deaths and 35 infections in the Mpanda district, located in the northern region of the country.&nbsp; Laboratory tests have ruled out the presence of Ebola and Marburg virus infections, Rift Valley fever,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/burundi-mysterious-disease-kills-five-who-investigates\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Burundi: Mysterious disease kills five; WHO investigates<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/senegal-reports-2nd-human-cchf-case-of-2026\/\">Senegal reports 2nd human CCHF case of 2026<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T20:19:41-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Outbreak News Today During the week ending April 4, Senegal health authorities reported an additional Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) case. The case is a 28-year-old female from Dioffor area in Fatick region in southwest Senegal. She presented at the health facility with fever, muscle and body pain, vomiting, bleeding and meningoencephalitis. CCHF virus was\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/senegal-reports-2nd-human-cchf-case-of-2026\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Senegal reports 2nd human CCHF case of 2026<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/walt-disney-was-an-informant-for-the-fbi\/\">Walt Disney was an informant for the FBI<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T20:09:45-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">History Fun Facts When he wasn\u2019t building an animation empire that still dominates Hollywood more than half a century after his death, Walt Disney was busy moonlighting as an\u00a0FBI informant. He was initially\u00a0recruited\u00a0on November 10, 1940, and was then made a \u201cSpecial Agent in Charge Contact\u201d in 1954 \u2014 essentially a voluntary FBI contact who\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/walt-disney-was-an-informant-for-the-fbi\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Walt Disney was an informant for the FBI<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/as-cities-invade-the-amazon-yellow-fever-makes-a-dangerous-comeback\/\">As Cities Invade the Amazon, Yellow Fever Makes a Dangerous Comeback<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T20:06:17-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Sci Tech Daily As human development increasingly encroaches on the Amazon, researchers find that the growing boundary between forests and urban areas is accelerating the spillover of yellow fever into human populations. Human activity is pushing deeper into previously undisturbed ecosystems, disrupting natural balances and creating new risks for people. A study from&nbsp;UC Santa Barbara&nbsp;finds\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/as-cities-invade-the-amazon-yellow-fever-makes-a-dangerous-comeback\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: As Cities Invade the Amazon, Yellow Fever Makes a Dangerous Comeback<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/climate-driven-changes-in-zoonotic-risk-of-arenaviral-hemorrhagic-fevers-in-south-america\/\">Climate-driven changes in zoonotic risk of arenaviral hemorrhagic fevers in South America<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T20:04:30-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Nature Climate change is expected to significantly alter the ecological dynamics of zoonotic diseases, yet its long-term impact on rodent-borne hemorrhagic fevers in South America remains poorly understood. Here, we developed a robust predictive modeling framework that integrates species distribution models with a mechanistic force-of-infection approach to evaluate the effects of climate change on zoonotic\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/climate-driven-changes-in-zoonotic-risk-of-arenaviral-hemorrhagic-fevers-in-south-america\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Climate-driven changes in zoonotic risk of arenaviral hemorrhagic fevers in South America<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/us-faces-7-8-billion-measles-risk-as-vaccination-rates-decline-study-finds\/\">US Faces $7.8 Billion Measles Risk as Vaccination Rates Decline, Study Finds<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T19:59:22-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Bloomberg A sustained drop in childhood vaccinations could cost the US about $7.8 billion in measles outbreaks over five years, a new&nbsp;study&nbsp;found. The warning comes as vaccine policy and public confidence face fresh pressure under the second Trump administration. Health Secretary&nbsp;Robert F. Kennedy Jr.&nbsp;has moved to reshape a key federal vaccine advisory panel,&nbsp;raising concerns&nbsp;among public\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/us-faces-7-8-billion-measles-risk-as-vaccination-rates-decline-study-finds\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: US Faces $7.8 Billion Measles Risk as Vaccination Rates Decline, Study Finds<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/utah-several-preschools-exposed-to-measles-cases-reach-600\/\">Utah: Several preschools exposed to measles, cases reach 600<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T19:58:14-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">News4 Utah New measles exposure locations have been released, including several preschools and elementary schools. Utah has now hit 602 confirmed measles cases during the current outbreak. According to the Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Utah now has 602 confirmed measles cases during the current outbreak, which started in June 2025. Southern\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/utah-several-preschools-exposed-to-measles-cases-reach-600\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Utah: Several preschools exposed to measles, cases reach 600<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/more-americans-doubt-vaccine-safety-than-trust-it\/\">More Americans doubt vaccine safety than trust it<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T13:30:11-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Politico Vaccine skepticism among Americans is widespread, The POLITICO Poll found, indicating that one of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u2019s animating priorities is gaining traction. Results from the March poll\u00a0of 3,851 U.S. adults conducted by Public First show that a plurality of Americans question the safety of vaccines, support reducing the number administered and\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/more-americans-doubt-vaccine-safety-than-trust-it\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: More Americans doubt vaccine safety than trust it<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/wildlife-trade-drives-animal-to-human-pathogen-transmission-over-40-years\/\">Wildlife trade drives animal-to-human pathogen transmission over 40 years<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T13:23:48-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Science The closer and longer the contact between species, the higher the chances of transmission of pathogens. This rule of thumb applies to human-to-human contacts as well as contacts with other species. Gippet\u00a0et al. examined trade data for wildlife species from the past 40 years and showed that the longer a species had been legally\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/wildlife-trade-drives-animal-to-human-pathogen-transmission-over-40-years\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Wildlife trade drives animal-to-human pathogen transmission over 40 years<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/global-wildlife-trade-fuels-spread-of-disease-from-animals-to-people\/\">Global Wildlife Trade Fuels Spread of Disease From Animals to People<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-15T13:21:32-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 15, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">NYT Live animal markets and the illegal sale of wildlife pose particular dangers, but any sale of wild animals or animal products poses spillover risks, a new study suggests. The global wildlife trade is driving the spread of disease from animals to people, according to&nbsp;a new study&nbsp;of thousands of wild mammal species and 40 years\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/15\/global-wildlife-trade-fuels-spread-of-disease-from-animals-to-people\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Global Wildlife Trade Fuels Spread of Disease From Animals to People<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/08\/avian-influenza-and-coronaviruses-in-live-animal-and-wet-markets-in-laos-prevalence-and-public-health-considerations\/\">Avian influenza and coronaviruses in live animal and wet markets in Laos: prevalence and public health considerations<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-08T20:57:32-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 8, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Frontiers Background:&nbsp; Live animal and wet markets (LWM) serve as critical interfaces where humans closely interact with domestic and peri-domestic animals, facilitating the spillover of zoonotic pathogens. Previous outbreaks of avian influenza viruses (AIV) and coronaviruses (CoV) linked to these markets underscore their significant public health risks. Despite the high density of LWM and historical\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/08\/avian-influenza-and-coronaviruses-in-live-animal-and-wet-markets-in-laos-prevalence-and-public-health-considerations\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Avian influenza and coronaviruses in live animal and wet markets in Laos: prevalence and public health considerations<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/08\/australia-diphtheria-cases-in-2026\/\">Australia: Diphtheria cases in 2026<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-08T20:24:46-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 8, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Healthy Travel Diphtheria returns to the Northern Territory The NT Centre for Disease Control is investigating a diphtheria outbreak in the Northern Territory. Four cases of respiratory diphtheria have been notified since 23 March 2026 &#8211; two in Darwin and two in Alice Springs &#8211; alongside 37 cases of cutaneous (skin) diphtheria notified since May\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/08\/australia-diphtheria-cases-in-2026\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Australia: Diphtheria cases in 2026<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/08\/johns-hopkins-scientists-develop-nasal-dna-vaccine-for-tuberculosis\/\">Johns Hopkins Scientists Develop Nasal DNA Vaccine for Tuberculosis<\/a><time datetime=\"2026-04-08T20:11:00-05:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">April 8, 2026<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Sci Tech Daily A new experimental vaccine takes aim at one of tuberculosis\u2019s most stubborn defenses: the ability of bacteria to persist despite treatment. In a study published in the\u00a0Journal of Clinical Investigation, researchers from\u00a0Johns Hopkins Medicine\u00a0and the\u00a0Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health\u00a0report developing a therapeutic\u00a0DNA\u00a0vaccine delivered through the nose for tuberculosis (TB). The\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/2026\/04\/08\/johns-hopkins-scientists-develop-nasal-dna-vaccine-for-tuberculosis\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Johns Hopkins Scientists Develop Nasal DNA Vaccine for Tuberculosis<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-512","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=512"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/512\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":513,"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/512\/revisions\/513"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/healthsecurity\/transmission\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}