Outbreak

Those infected range in age from 38 to 92 and include one pregnant woman who had a miscarriage after getting infected, according to the CDC.

There have been 36 suspected cases of Ebola in Uganda and Sudan virus is the cause, the World Health Organization has said.

The World Health Organization has declared monkeypox a public health emergency in light of the unprecedented spread of the virus in 2022.

"On polio, we simply cannot roll the dice," New York State Health Commissioner Mary Bassett said Friday, urging New Yorkers to get vaccinated against the virus.

Of the 29 people who have been infected by the bacteria in two states, nine have been hospitalized, according to the CDC

A report said the two men who died in Spain were not immunocompromised and had no chronic illnesses that could have been risk factors.

Monkeypox—which is primarily transmitted through skin-to-skin contact—rarely kills and no deaths have been confirmed in the U.S. so far.

Marburg was previously reported in Guinea in 2021, and the last major outbreak of the virus was in Angola in 2005.

An epidemiologist who studies monkeypox said "we cannot make the mistake again" of thinking a virus in a different part of the world won't affect us at home.

One local authority warned that an epidemic of the deadly disease has "more or less begun already" in the besieged city.

According to the CDC, there are now 24 confirmed cases in the U.S. from two distinct outbreaks.

In the wake of public outcry against quarantine and mask-wearing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, many are refusing to follow monkeypox health guidance.

The World Health Organization reported 92 confirmed cases across the globe on Saturday and expects to soon issue guidance for health care workers.

Attendees at a recently concluded festival in Antwerp have been cautioned, as authorities warn summer festivals could further spread monkeypox.

Cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in the U.S., the United Kingdom, and Canada, among other countries.

Canada's public health agency said Thursday that the man "may have been infected before or during his visit to Montreal, Quebec."

Cases of the rare virus are being found in several different countries, including the U.S.

The cases and deaths have almost entirely been reported from the Democratic Republic of the Congo where the disease frequently spreads.

According to the World Health Organization, cases have been reported in 12 countries.

A recent surge in COVID-19 cases is putting strain on China's approach to curbing the virus through strict safety measures and lockdowns.

The school switched to online classes Tuesday, the same day parents of band members were notified of an unspecified number of COVID positives among the band.

The Global Times criticized President Joe Biden for not being significantly different from former President Donald Trump's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The world's largest cruise trade association called the CDC's new guidance advising against cruise travel "perplexing" in a statement shared with Newsweek.

South Korea reported 6,919 new COVID-19 cases, but only 12 cases were reported to be from the Omicron variant. Its COVID-19 ICUs are at 80 percent capacity.

The university in Upstate New York was placed on high alert after evidence of the variant was identified in a "significant number" of cases reported Monday, December 13.

After the college detected over 400 positive coronavirus cases and its first Omicron case, the school shut down its main campus.

While it is not yet known if the Omicron variant is responsible for South Africa's surge, some experts say that it is very possible.

Last Friday, more than 2.2 million people flying across the U.S. went through airport security. It was the busiest travel day since the pandemic started.

Roughly 25 cases have been identified at Pilgrim High School, with more than half of the individuals reporting that they attended the homecoming dance.

The FDA stated that the onions were "sold to restaurants and grocery stores throughout the United States."