Interim 2025-26 influenza vaccine effectiveness estimates reported for California residents
How well is this year's flu shot working in California? Early estimates are in
An interim observational report describes vaccine effectiveness estimates for the 2025-26 seasonal influenza vaccine among California reside…
California health officials released early estimates on how well the 2025-26 flu shot is protecting residents from October through January.
Worldwide cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus reported without intervention or outcome data
Worldwide cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus are being tracked
A report describes worldwide cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus.
A new report tracks Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus cases worldwide, offering an administrative update on where the virus is oc…
Case report links fatal amebic meningoencephalitis to nasal irrigation with RV tap water
Fatal brain infection reported after nasal irrigation with RV tap water
A field report describes a single fatal case of primary amebic meningoencephalitis in a person who used recreational vehicle tap water for n…
A fatal brain infection occurred after nasal irrigation with RV tap water, highlighting the rare risk of using unsterilized water for this p…
Surveillance report details arboviral disease cases in the United States for 2023
What did health officials learn about mosquito and tick disease cases last year?
A surveillance report describes arboviral disease cases reported in the United States during 2023.
A new report maps where mosquito and tick diseases like West Nile virus and Lyme disease appeared across the United States in 2023.
Surveillance reports show increasing NDM-CRE cases in New York City from 2019 to 2024
Health officials report rising cases of drug-resistant bacteria in New York City
A surveillance report from New York City documented an increase in New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase-positive carbapenem-resistant Enterobactera…
New York City health officials report rising cases of a drug-resistant bacteria tracked from 2019 to 2024.
Solar panel installation workers exposed to pesticides during nearby agricultural application
Solar panel workers may have been exposed to pesticides from nearby farms
A case report describes exposure of solar panel installation workers to pesticides during agricultural application near their worksite.
Solar panel workers installing near farms faced pesticide exposure when nearby agricultural spraying occurred, highlighting a potential work…
Case report describes cluster of rabid steers on Minnesota dairy farm infected by single skunk
Single skunk infected multiple steers with rabies on Minnesota dairy farm
A case report describes a cluster of rabid steers on a Minnesota dairy farm infected by a single skunk.
A single skunk infected multiple steers with rabies on a Minnesota dairy farm, showing how one animal can spread the virus to others.
Pneumoconiosis-associated death rates among US coal workers examined from 2020 to 2023
How many coal miners are still dying from black lung disease?
A report examined pneumoconiosis-associated death rates among coal workers in the United States from 2020 to 2023.
A new report tracks black lung deaths among U.S. coal workers from 2020 to 2023, but the key numbers on how many miners died are not yet ava…
Worldwide surveillance report tracks progress toward Guinea worm disease eradication
Global health officials track progress toward eradicating Guinea worm disease
A global surveillance report monitored progress toward dracunculiasis (Guinea worm disease) eradication from January 2024 through June 2025.
Global health officials track progress toward eradicating Guinea worm disease, a parasitic infection causing painful skin blisters, through …
Zika virus outbreak reported in Dhaka, Bangladesh during late 2024
Zika virus outbreak reported in Dhaka, Bangladesh. What does this mean?
An outbreak report describes a Zika virus outbreak in Dhaka, Bangladesh from September to December 2024.
Zika virus outbreak reported in Dhaka, Bangladesh, between September and December 2024, posing risks of fever, rash, joint pain, and serious…
Gaps exist in tobacco-free policies and cessation treatment availability at US behavioral health facilities
Are mental health facilities helping people quit smoking? Gaps exist
An observational report of behavioral health treatment facilities in the United States found gaps in tobacco-free policies and the availabil…
Behavioral health facilities often lack tobacco-free policies and quit-smoking treatments, leaving patients without essential support to sto…
Case series describes possible severe withdrawal syndrome in 23 patients using illegal opioids in Pittsburgh
Doctors report possible severe withdrawal in 23 patients using illegal opioids in Pittsburgh
A case series of 23 patients in Pittsburgh hospitals who used illegally manufactured opioids reported a possible severe withdrawal syndrome.
Doctors in Pittsburgh report 23 patients using illegal opioids experienced possible severe withdrawal, highlighting a potential risk that ne…