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More than 150 unvaccinated students in South Carolina are under mandatory 21-day quarantine due to a measles outbreak affecting two schools in Spartanburg County. State health officials confirmed measles cases at both schools — Global Academy of South Carolina and Fairforest Elementary School — as part of an outbreak that has contributed to South Carolina’s total of 11 confirmed measles …

More than 150 unvaccinated students quarantined in South Carolina measles outbreak  AOL.com U.S. measles cases continue to climb, with outbreaks across the country  NPR South Carolina measles outbreak rises as schools with low vaccination see new cases  USA Today More than 150 schoolchildren quarantined as US measles cases hit 33-year high  BBC 153 unvaccinated students quarantining after measles exposure at South Carolina schools  CBS News …

10 dead in Minnesota’s worst West Nile outbreak in decades  Bring Me The News Source link

Health officials in South Carolina are warning that the highly infectious measles virus is spreading undetected in communities in the northern part of the state, specifically Spartanburg and Greenville counties. Last week, officials in Greenville identified an eighth measles case that is potentially linked to the outbreak. Seven outbreak cases had been confirmed since September 25 in neighboring Spartanburg, where …

Image credits: Getty Images With the changing weather and declining immunity, flu season was expected to arrive in the coming months across the world. However, Japan has declared a nationwide flu outbreak, following a high rise in hospitalisations and school closures, leaving the public health system under pressure. Flu epidemic in Japan Image credits: Getty Images According to Japanese media …

By MARTHA WILLIAMS, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 04:25, 11 October 2025 | Updated: 04:25, 11 October 2025 A California-based company has issued a sweeping recall of almost 245,000 pounds of cooked pasta linked to a deadly listeria outbreak.  Retail giants Walmart, Trader Joe’s, and Sprouts have withdrawn products made with the pasta from Nate’s Fine Foods, which is based in …

Measles cases climb in Minnesota, part of largest U.S. outbreak since 2000  AOL.com Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks  NBC News Minnesota’s measles case count jumps to 20, with most unvaccinated children  CBS News Measles-free status in jeopardy in the Americas as outbreaks continue  Reuters US sees highest number of measles cases in 33 years  KFOR.com Source link

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal has recorded 17 deaths from Rift Valley Fever, RVF, a health ministry official said Thursday, in a rare major outbreak of the viral disease in the West African country. With 119 cases reported so far, mostly in northern Senegal’s livestock-producing region, the outbreak is raising concerns about further spread, said Dr. Boly Diop, head of …

The measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine is undergoing more scrutiny by the Trump administration in their ongoing reassessment of vaccines despite the worst measles outbreak in decades. Jim O’Neill, the deputy secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the acting director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), called on Monday …

Just when you thought it was safe to let your guard down, another food recall makes headlines. At least 20 people have been sickened by a listeria outbreak in prepared pasta products across the U.S., with four people dying, according to the CDC. Warnings have been issued for pasta from Walmart, Trader Joe’s, and a host of other retailers across …