Outbreak

The massive cyclosporiasis outbreak linking iceberg lettuce to thousands of illnesses continues to have legs, this week taking its “explosive diarrhea” and other symptoms to three new states.

A study published by researchers from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Belgium, and several other countries on Monday found that the current outbreak of the rare Ebola Bundibugyo strain probably began with transmission from animals to humans.

More health workers went on strike in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Saturday to protest unpaid bonuses, as the total number of documented Ebola cases surpassed 3,000.

There are now over 11,500 cases of cyclosporiasis, the widespread parasite outbreak said to cause “explosive diarrhea,” across the majority of states in the United States.

A voluntary recall was issued for iceberg lettuce distributed to 27 states that federal health officials have linked to an “explosive diarrhea” parasite from its supplier in central Mexico.

Radio Okapi, a network operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), reported on Wednesday that samples of the deadly Ebola virus are being transported on public vehicles in certain parts of the outbreak region, because the poor transportation resources of the area left health officials with few alternatives.

The Ministry of Health for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said on Sunday that over 1,000 cases of Ebola have now been confirmed, with 254 deaths.

Olivier le Polain, an epidemiologist with the World Health Organization (W.H.O.), said on Friday that there are still “many blind spots in some areas that are high risk,” so the full extent of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains unclear.

Fighters from an insurgent group linked to the Islamic State killed 16 civilians in the eastern Congo, the area of the Ebola outbreak.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday announced the reopening of the airport in Bunia, the capital city of Ituri province, which is the epicenter of the Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak.

Australian Health Minister Mark Butler said on Thursday that the quarantine period for passengers from the Hondius, the cruise ship that was afflicted by a hantavirus outbreak in April, will be extended from June 5 to June 23.

Canada and the Bahamas on Tuesday announced temporary travel bans on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda, and South Sudan due to the ongoing Ebola outbreak.

Health officials in the Congo report patients are fleeing from Ebola clinics when they are attacked by angry mobs.

A second incident of Congolese youths storming an Ebola clinic to demand the return of infected bodies for funerals took place on Sunday evening, as the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) announced the number of suspected infections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda has surpassed 900.

The Ebola treatment center at Rwampara Hospital in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo was set on fire Thursday during a brawl between local police and a mob of angry youths attempting to claim the body of an Ebola victim.

A new case of Ebola infection has been confirmed in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

CBS News reported on Sunday that least six American citizens have been exposed to Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Three of them encountered a “high-risk contact or exposure” and one is displaying symptoms of illness.

The Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a statement on Friday that attributed 246 suspected infections and 65 deaths to a new Ebola outbreak in the remote Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

The World Health Organization reports two new hantavirus infections linked to the cruise ship MV Hondius, bringing the total up to 11.

A new potential hantavirus case is under investigation on the remote island of Tristan da Cunha as contract tracing from the outbreak aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius continues.

Sky News on Thursday spoke with Martin Antsee, a former police officer who was aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius during the deadly hantavirus outbreak. Antsee was airlifted to the Netherlands for treatment, and remains in isolation.

Those with symptomatic cases are being directly evacuated by air to isolation units in hospitals for specialized care.

The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) confirmed on Wednesday morning the Hantavirus outbreak onboard Dutch cruise ship Hondius is the rare Andes strain of the virus, endemic in Argentina and known to be transmissible between humans.

The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) said on Monday that the risk to the general public was “low” from the outbreak of deadly hantavirus aboard a cruise ship currently isolated off the coast of West Africa.

The Pakistani government on Thursday ordered enhanced screening for travelers arriving from “Nipah-affected or high-risk regions.”

China’s infamous Wuhan Institute of Virology has offered to help India contain an outbreak of the dangerous Nipah virus.

The Africa Centers for Disease Control (Africa CDC) and World Health Organization (W.H.O.) on Friday confirmed an outbreak in Ethiopia of the lethal Marburg virus, a pathogen with symptoms similar to the infamous Ebola virus, but even more deadly and difficult to treat.

Canada is reportedly on the verge of losing its “measles elimination” status due to an outbreak spreading from New Brunswick that began exactly one year ago on Monday.

A severe strain of the Monkeypox (mpox) virus has been detected in Los Angeles, public health officials confirmed on Thursday.

A virus spread through mosquito bites is hitting China, prompting fears that it could make its way to the United States.

Chinese health officials are struggling to contain an outbreak of the chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a mosquito-borne infection that causes severe pain in the muscles and joints of its victims.

Health officials in New York City are warning about a lung infection outbreak in certain Harlem zip codes.

The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) said on Monday that an outbreak of a mysterious disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has killed 53 people since it began on January 21.

Officials are investigating a measles outbreak hitting areas in west Texas, with more than a dozen patients hospitalized, the news coming after health agencies said the childhood disease was eliminated in 2000.

Ugandan officials on Thursday confirmed an Ebola outbreak in the capital city of Kampala, with one confirmed death so far.