Surveillance report characterizes waterborne disease outbreaks associated with splash pads in the US
What makes splash pads risky for spreading waterborne illnesses?
A US surveillance report describes waterborne disease outbreaks associated with splash pads.
Officials are tracking waterborne disease outbreaks at splash pads across the United States to better understand how illnesses spread in the…
Foodborne disease surveillance report from 10 U.S. sites shows preliminary infection trends
U.S. surveillance network tracks trends in common foodborne infections
A surveillance report from 10 U.S. FoodNet sites describes preliminary incidence and trends of infections caused by pathogens transmitted co…
A U.S. public health network is tracking how often common foodborne infections happen across 10 different sites in the country.
Case series identifies five ocular monkeypox cases in U.S. patients
What happens when monkeypox reaches the eyes? Five U.S. cases show it can happen
A small case series identified five patients in the United States with ocular monkeypox.
Monkeypox can affect the eyes, not just the skin, as five U.S. patients developed this rare complication in 2022.
Observational study examines PrEP discussion and use among transgender women with HIV risk behaviors
Are transgender women who need HIV prevention getting the right conversations?
An observational study in seven U.S. urban areas examined whether transgender women reporting HIV acquisition behaviors were more likely to …
Many transgender women at higher risk for HIV aren't having the doctor conversations that could protect them, according to a new study.
CDC describes demographics of JYNNEOS vaccine recipients for monkeypox prevention in the US
Who is getting the monkeypox vaccine in the United States?
A CDC report describes the demographic characteristics of individuals who received the JYNNEOS vaccine for monkeypox prevention in the Unite…
A new report reveals who in the United States has received the JYNNEOS monkeypox vaccine, showing exactly which people are seeking protectio…
US observational study examines dispensing trends for oral COVID-19 antivirals by zip code and social vulnerability
Are COVID-19 treatment pills reaching the communities that need them most?
An observational study in the United States examined trends in dispensing of oral antiviral drugs for COVID-19 treatment by zip code and soc…
A new report maps where COVID-19 antiviral pills are being dispensed across U.S. zip codes to check if areas with higher social vulnerabilit…
Report describes increase in deaths among U.S. citizens after cosmetic surgery in Dominican Republic
U.S. officials report increase in deaths after cosmetic surgery in Dominican Republic
A report describes an increase in deaths among U.S.
U.S. officials report an increase in deaths among American citizens who traveled to the Dominican Republic for cosmetic surgery.
Wildfire-associated emergency department encounters studied in Los Angeles County after 2025 fires
What happens in emergency rooms right after a major wildfire?
An observational study examined emergency department encounters associated with wildfires in Los Angeles County immediately after the 2025 w…
Emergency rooms in Los Angeles County saw a surge of visits for breathing trouble, burns, and injuries in the days following the 2025 wildfi…
Case report describes human rabies in Texas boy after bat bite
A boy in Texas got rabies after a bat bite. What does this tell us?
A case report describes a young boy in Texas who developed rabies after a bat bite.
A Texas boy developed rabies after a bat bite, proving the disease can spread to humans and remains almost always fatal once symptoms start.
Case report describes rhodesiense sleeping sickness in U.S. traveler returning from Zimbabwe
A U.S. traveler returned from Zimbabwe with sleeping sickness. What happened?
A case report describes a single case of rhodesiense human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) in a U.S.
A U.S. traveler returned from Zimbabwe with sleeping sickness, a fatal illness caused by a parasite from tsetse flies that can affect the br…
Report summarizes global progress toward rubella and congenital rubella syndrome elimination
How close are we to wiping out rubella and its devastating birth defects?
A summary report describes global progress toward eliminating rubella and congenital rubella syndrome from 2012 to 2022.
Global health experts are tracking progress to wipe out rubella and prevent devastating birth defects like deafness and blindness in babies.
Analysis examines synthetic opioid and stimulant co-involved overdose deaths by occupations and industries
Analysis looks at overdose deaths involving both opioids and stimulants across different jobs
An observational report analyzed synthetic opioid and stimulant co-involved overdose deaths across occupations and industries in the United …
A new analysis examines how different jobs and industries might connect to overdose deaths involving both synthetic opioids and stimulants.