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ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - Congo’s Ebola outbreak rapidly spreading beyond epicenter, health body warns

The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading rapidly beyond its epicenter, according to Africa's top health body

NYTIMES (Apoorva Mandavilli and Alessandro Falco) - A City Mobilizes Against a Stubborn Health Threat: Mosquitoes

The city of Belém in northern Brazil was overwhelmed by an outbreak of dengue two years ago. An all-out municipal effort has reduced cases and may offer lessons to American cities.

AI:The Brazilian city of Belém is attempting to reconstruct its public health infrastructure following a devastating dengue fever outbreak, providing a blueprint that the failing administrative class in American cities desperately needs to study. While local officials scramble to combat mosquito-borne pathogens through massive municipal mobilization, the lessons learned from this struggle highlight the precarious nature of urban health security and the necessity of proactive containment strategies before an epidemic reaches catastrophic proportions.Open

HUFFPOST - COVID Cases Are Increasing In These Areas. Here’s What Experts Want You To Know.

Certain areas are seeing a notable increase.

YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Washington wildfires remain 0% contained

Fast-moving fires in Washington have forced evacuations and destroyed over 700 buildings. The three major fires remain 0% contained as firefighters work to battle the blaze. #wildfires #Washington #disaster Get a fast-paced look at the latest from the border to Main Street to the White House on "NewsNation Live" with Nichole Berlie. Weekdays starting at 12p/11C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.

JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Wildfires spreading in Spokane County leading to evacuations

Forecasters warned that gusty winds and low humidity could fuel rapid fire growth on Sunday, complicating containment efforts.

NYTIMES (Apoorva Mandavilli) - The Ordeal of a 42-Day Hantavirus Quarantine: ‘I Felt Like a Prisoner’

Eighteen Americans were isolated for weeks in a Nebraska quarantine facility after being exposed to the deadly virus on a cruise ship. Many found the experience traumatic.

NYTIMES (Sheri Fink) - Why Epidemics Breed Rage at Health Workers

Some people have fought Ebola containment measures in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Scholars have seen similar responses across societies and throughout history.

NYTIMES (Finbarr O’Reilly) - A Risky Burial in the Heart of an Ebola Outbreak

Safe interment is critical to containing the deadly disease, but in recent days around one Congolese town, that was not always being done.

NPR (Emmet Livingstone) - Inside Ebola country: NPR reports from eastern DR Congo's outbreak zone

In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, an Ebola outbreak is reshaping life, with fear spreading faster than information and hospitals turning into places of urgent containment rather than care.