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The Texas DSHS now recommends early MMR doses for infants and accelerated second doses for children in outbreak counties, reflecting WHO-aligned outbreak protocols.

In a room of ten unvaccinated people exposed to the virus, nine are likely to become infected.

Despite affecting 107 flocks across 18 states in just 30 days, the bird flu outbreak presents minimal risk to human health when proper food handling protocols are followed.

The CDC investigation revealed that the 65 people who contracted Salmonella from the outbreak ranged from 2 to 88 years old, highlighting the wide demographic susceptibility to foodborne illnesses.

The emergence of a new, potentially more virulent mpox strain (clade 1b) in Africa has prompted renewed international concern and action.

The rise in Vibrio bacteria infections, linked to increasing ocean temperatures, is a stark reminder of why we need to pay attention to the changing landscape of infectious diseases. With as many as one in five people with this infection dying, sometimes within days, it’s clear that this is a public health issue that warrants our attention.