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Ebola Cases May Top 20,000 in Three Months, C.D.C. Says

05. Juni 2026 um 23:04
Still, the risk to people in the United States remains low, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a report Friday.

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Health workers in the isolation ward of a newly established Ebola treatment center in Ituri Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak, last month.

J.F.K. Airport to Begin Screening Some Passengers for Ebola

29. Mai 2026 um 02:13
The U.S. has begun rerouting travelers from the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Uganda to select airports for enhanced health screenings, to identify those who may have been exposed to the Ebola virus.

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Travelers pass through John F. Kennedy International Airport, which will begin screening passengers from Ebola-stricken areas.

Trump Administration to Send Americans Exposed to Ebola to Kenya

In past outbreaks, Americans exposed to the virus were sent home to be treated in state-of-the-art facilities. The Trump administration has already flown some U.S. citizens to Europe for treatment.

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A poster outside a medical center in Kampala, Uganda, warns of an Ebola outbreak.

U.S. to Block Entry to More Noncitizens Who May Have Been Exposed to Ebola

The Trump administration announced plans to expand a ban on entering the United States to legal permanent residents who had been in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda or South Sudan.

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Health care workers check temperatures as people pass through a checkpoint in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Thursday.

Trump Officials’ Strict Stand on Ebola Leaves Health Experts ‘Stunned’

Public health experts say the administration’s quarantine orders go beyond what is needed to prevent the U.S. spread of Ebola and hantavirus.

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Jay Bhattacharya, the acting director of the C.D.C., issued quarantine orders for two cruise passengers who wanted to leave the Nebraska facility and isolate in their home states.

American Man Tests Positive for Ebola Amid Outbreak, Officials Say

An American doctor working with a Christian missionary organization in the Democratic Republic of Congo was exposed to the deadly virus while treating patients, the organization said.

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People wait near an ambulance at a hospital in Bunia, Congo on Sunday.

U.S. Health Authorities Monitor Hantavirus Cruise Passengers in Georgia, California and Arizona

07. Mai 2026 um 13:53
People in at least three states are being monitored after being on the ship. None have shown symptoms, officials said.

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Three sick people aboard the MV Hondius were evacuated on Wednesday.

In South Carolina Measles Outbreak, Vaccine Skepticism Led to Largest Outbreak Since 2000

Spartanburg County in South Carolina is ground zero for the largest measles outbreak since 2000. One school has a vaccination rate of 21 percent.

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Uptake of the vaccine has been slow, like at this public health fair at The University of South Carolina School of Medicine in Greenville, S.C.

This Texas Family Was Part of the Biggest U.S. Measles Outbreak in a Generation

23. Dezember 2025 um 10:00
The measles outbreak in the United States is now in its 11th month, with almost 2,000 cases. The Timmons family were some of the first people to get sick.

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Five members of the Timmons family were hospitalized for their symptoms from measles.

In Florida’s Panhandle, a Hearing on School Vaccine Mandates Gets Heated

The hearing was the first concrete step toward repealing some of the state’s vaccine requirements. Rolling back others would require legislative action.

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Larry Downs Jr. speaks against childhood vaccine mandates at a public hearing held by Florida’s Department of Health on Friday in Panama City Beach, Fla.

Bird Flu Is Suspected After Vulture Carcasses Sat Rotting Outside Ohio School

10. Dezember 2025 um 16:08
The birds lingered for days at a Catholic school near Cincinnati as agencies haggled over who was responsible for removing them. Officials said the public health risk was low.

State Court Rules School Vaccine Law Can’t Bar Religious Exemptions

26. November 2025 um 17:38
The decision was handed down by a judge in West Virginia, which has one of the country’s strictest school vaccination laws and one of the highest vaccination rates.

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Requests for vaccine exemptions involving children have increased in the United States in recent years.
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