Infectious diseases

Pennsylvania reports first US measles deaths in 2026 as outbreak grows

The US’ worst measles outbreak in 35 years comes as vaccine hesitancy grows.

Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease spike in Vietnam

Hand, foot and mouth disease occurs year-round and typically sees a sharp increase in September and October.

Fauci’s lawyers set up legal defence fund as US probes multiply

Dr Anthony Fauci refused to answer questions about the pandemic at a congressional hearing in July.

Sweden reports rare measles outbreak following folk music festival

Ebola cases in Congo exceed 5,000, government data shows

Members of the Civil Protection team disinfect after handling the body of an unidentified man who died of Ebola, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Former Fauci adviser pleads guilty in US to conspiring to conceal COVID records

Former National Institutes of Health (NIH) official David Morens departs following his arraignment on charges of evading federal records requests related to COVID-19 pandemic research grants and the use of personal email for government business, at U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Maryland, U.S., May 8, 2026. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon

WHO says Congo Ebola outbreak can still be brought under control within three months

WHO said earlier in August that reversing Ebola’s spread would be possible within a three-month period, but since then there have been signs that it has worsened.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 18, 2026

US President Donald Trump listens, as his son-in-law Jared Kushner (right) speaks, during the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the US Institute of Peace in Washington DC, on Feb 19.

Hundreds hospitalised in Yangon cholera outbreak: Minister

Ebola outbreak spreads to sixth Democratic Republic of Congo province

The latest report said that the number of confirmed Ebola cases in Congo has increased to 4,665, including 2,184 deaths.

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