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RFK Jr faces intense questions in US Senate on measles and flu deaths https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/22/rfk-jr-senate-hearing-measles-outbreak-vaccines #RobertFKennedyJr #UsSenate #Mmr #Flu #VaccinesAndImmunisation #UsNews #Health #InfectiousDiseases #Children #Society

RFK Jr faces intense questions in US Senate on measles and flu deaths

Health secretary says ‘I had nothing to do with the measles outbreak’ and claims to support measles and MMR vaccines

The Guardian

TrueInfections 11h ago

🦟 *Rising mosquito-borne illnesses* — Dengue is increasing globally and locally; attention to clinical phases and early intervention are critical. ...

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Travel Medicine, Puerto Rico Edition -- Fernando Cordero-Baez, MD

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)1d ago

Why early action matters for cardiovascular health https://www.politico.eu/sponsored-content/why-early-action-matters-for-cardiovascular-health/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Healthprofessionals/workforce #Infectiousdiseases #Infrastructure #Healthsystems #Manufacturing #Surveillance #Procurement #Innovation #Investment #Prevention #Resilience #HealthCare #Buildings #Hospitals #Logistics #Advocacy #diabetes #Patients #Crisis #Data

Why early action matters for cardiovascular health

Advances in understanding cardiovascular disease drivers make it possible to move care upstream. Health systems and policy must now evolve so prevention reaches the populations who stand to benefit most.

POLITICO

TrueInfections 2d ago

Whether livestock can be infected is perhaps the most important question. The chance encounter of a wildlife pathogen with domestic animals raised in large numbers in close quarters will yield devastating results. That could be human epidemic/pandemic/endemic disease, farms wiped out and/or reverse spillover.

http://TrueInfections.com

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True Infections -- In the Global Village, just wait and every disease causing microbe will be right at your door.

True Infections -- unknown pathogens can kill.

ABC Feeds 4d ago

Kimberley diphtheria rates more than triple in a month after 50-year eradication
By Ruby Littler

An outbreak of the long-dormant, highly contagious bacterial infection diphtheria in Western Australia's north is raising alarm among government officials and experts.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-19/kimberley-diphtheria-diagnosis-rates-raise-northern-wa/106571924

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Kimberley diphtheria rates more than triple in a month after 50-year eradication

An outbreak of the long-dormant, highly contagious bacterial infection diphtheria in Western Australia's north is raising alarm among government officials and experts.

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Ivi Choc 4d ago

#US #wastewater #tracking #infectiousdiseases data.wastewaterscan.org/tracker/

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WastewaterSCAN Dashboard

WastewaterSCAN Data Dashboard tracks infectious diseases across the US via wastewater surveillance.

Ivi Choc 4d ago

#FYI #USA #MicrobeTV #ThisWeekInVirology #DanielGriffin #VincentRacaniello #MASA #MakeAmericaSaneAgain #infectiousdiseases #vaccinate #vaccines #HPV #measles #influenza #flu #influenzaA #influenzaB #RSV #covid19 #covid #sarscov2 #LongCovid #TWIV 1314 clinical update 16.04.2026 youtu.be/gpoL6p5inqs

TWiV 1314: Clinical update wit...

TWiV 1314: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

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Ivi Choc 4d ago

#US #wastewater #tracking #infectiousdiseases

https://data.wastewaterscan.org/tracker/

WastewaterSCAN Dashboard

WastewaterSCAN Data Dashboard tracks infectious diseases across the US via wastewater surveillance.

Ivi Choc 4d ago

#TWIV 1314 clinical update 16.Apr.2026

https://youtu.be/gpoL6p5inqs

TWiV 1314: Clinical update with Dr. Daniel Griffin

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Science | The Guardian 6d ago

Can you stop malaria crossing borders? One nation’s bid to wipe out the disease https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/16/eliminate-malaria-eswatini-swaziland-migration-disease-climate #GlobalHealth #GlobalDevelopment #Eswatini #Malaria #InfectiousDiseases #Africa #WorldNews #Science

Can you stop malaria crossing borders? One nation’s bid to wipe out the disease

Informal migration, plus climate change and rising numbers of cases globally, are complicating the tireless efforts of the landlocked African country to eradicate the killer disease

The Guardian