WASHINGTONPOST (Lena H. Sun, Rachel Roubein) - The behind-the-scenes effort to contain the nation’s worst ongoing measles outbreak
Public health workers are relying on word-of-mouth immunization clinics to fight the state’s growing outbreak.
DAILYCALLER (Mark Tanos) - Ebola Outbreak Hits Record Setting Pace With Over 5,000 Cases And Nearly 2,500 Dead
‘The epidemic is far from being under control’
NPR (Jonathan Lambert) - Why health officials do not have a good handle on the current Ebola outbreak
To get slightly ahead of the virus, health officials need to quickly identify people at risk of infection, a practice known as contact tracing. That's a challenge in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
AXIOS (Tina Reed) - U.S. measles cases surpass last year's total: Tracker
The U.S. measles case count for this year has surged past last year's total and now stands at 2,295 — a level that hasn't been seen in 35 years, according to a Johns Hopkins University tracker that compiles state and local health data. Why it matters: It's the latest sign that the virus is rebounding in areas with low vaccine coverage, threatening the United States' measles elimination status , which is due to be reviewed in November. The big picture: The majority of cases are in unvaccinated people. While overall measles vaccination rates are still relatively high, public health officials say they must remain above 95% to maintain herd immunity. By the numbers: As of Tuesday, there were nine more cases than all of 2025 , per the…
NPR (Emmet Livingstone) - In the Ebola epicenter, a gold-mining town reacts with fear, disbelief and grit
NPR reports from Mongbwalu in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The fight to contain the virus faces obstacles from lack of supplies to residents who doubt that the virus is real.
NYTIMES (Apoorva Mandavilli) - New Plan Scales Back C.D.C.’s Work on Diseases Abroad
The State Department is taking over much of the control of global health initiatives, for which critics say the department does not have the expertise.
JUSTTHENEWS (Amanda Head) - HHS takes a bite out of surging tick crisis, tests results-driven plan to reduce Lyme disease
Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is managing a new multi-million-dollar tick control pilot program directed by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) in partnership with prominent vector-borne disease researchers.
NYTIMES (Lily Kuo and Stephanie Nolen) - As Ebola Spreads in East Africa, Will China Step Up?
China is well positioned to help stop the deadly virus, and could move into a gap left by U.S. retreat.
ABCNEWS - US measles cases surpass 2,000 for the 2nd year in a row, CDC data shows
Measles cases in the United States have surpassed 2,000 for the second year in a row, according to data updated Friday from the CDC.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Jesse Weber) - Race for Ebola vaccine intensifies as outbreak spreads in Congo
The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations has pledged $60 million to develop a vaccine.