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Outbreak News

Jan 31, 2026

The Ethiopian government has declared the end to the its first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease (MVD) on Monday. The completion of enhanced surveillance and the mandatory follow-up period, with no new confirmed cases reported for consecutive 42 days.


Jan 31, 2026

In this newscast, I go over the recent encouraging news from the Carter Center concerning global Guinea Worm disease.


Jan 24, 2026

In this newscast, I report on the first locally-transmitted chikungunya case in the state of Florida in 2025 in Miami-Dade County.


Jan 12, 2026

In this newscast, I look at Haemophilus influenzae type B (Hib) following a Facebook post I did about a outbreak among homeless people in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.


Jan 4, 2026

In this newscast, I report on the latest data on syphilis in Japan in 2025.