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  1. A massive 2021 outbreak of leptospirosis—a severe bacterial disease that can cause acute kidney injury—sickened over 200 dogs linked to daycare facilities in Los Angeles County.
    #Veterinary #Epidemiology #InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2026/05/vet05272601

  2. Remote residents call for more NT government support over diphtheria outbreak
    By Elsie Lange

    Residents and service providers in the remote community of Yuendumu, where there are reports of dozens of diphtheria cases, say the NT government has not done enough to keep people safe.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-25/yue

    #InfectiousDiseases #IndigenousAustralians #RuralandRemoteCommunities #PublicHealth #StateandTerritoryGovernment #ElsieLange

  3. Remote residents call for more NT government support over diphtheria outbreak
    By Elsie Lange

    Residents and service providers in the remote community of Yuendumu, where there are reports of dozens of diphtheria cases, say the NT government has not done enough to keep people safe.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-25/yue

    #InfectiousDiseases #IndigenousAustralians #RuralandRemoteCommunities #PublicHealth #StateandTerritoryGovernment #ElsieLange

  4. Remote residents call for more NT government support over diphtheria outbreak
    By Elsie Lange

    Residents and service providers in the remote community of Yuendumu, where there are reports of dozens of diphtheria cases, say the NT government has not done enough to keep people safe.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-25/yue

    #InfectiousDiseases #IndigenousAustralians #RuralandRemoteCommunities #PublicHealth #StateandTerritoryGovernment #ElsieLange

  5. Remote residents call for more NT government support over diphtheria outbreak
    By Elsie Lange

    Residents and service providers in the remote community of Yuendumu, where there are reports of dozens of diphtheria cases, say the NT government has not done enough to keep people safe.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-25/yue

    #InfectiousDiseases #IndigenousAustralians #RuralandRemoteCommunities #PublicHealth #StateandTerritoryGovernment #ElsieLange

  6. Remote residents call for more NT government support over diphtheria outbreak
    By Elsie Lange

    Residents and service providers in the remote community of Yuendumu, where there are reports of dozens of diphtheria cases, say the NT government has not done enough to keep people safe.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-25/yue

    #InfectiousDiseases #IndigenousAustralians #RuralandRemoteCommunities #PublicHealth #StateandTerritoryGovernment #ElsieLange

  7. Ebola Outbreak In Central Africa Will Be Hard To Contain, Experts Say 

     Michel Lunanga / Stringer via Getty Images An Ebola epidemic in Central Africa has been declared a "public health emergency of international concern" by the World Health Organization (WHO). As of May 22, over 800 Ebola cases have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including more than 180 deaths; these counts include both suspected and laboratory-confirmed cases of the disease. There are also two confirmed cases and one death in Uganda, specifically among people who had […]

    onlinemarketingscoops.com/2026

  8. WA health official wants more support to stem 'rare' diphtheria outbreak
    By Dunja Karagic, Giulia Bertoglio, and Jemillah Dawson

    The director of the Communicable Disease Control Directorate says vaccines help prevent more serious symptoms, but more efforts are needed to tackle the diphtheria outbreak in remote areas.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-23/hea

    #VaccinesandImmunity #DiseaseOutbreak #PublicHealth #Health #InfectiousDiseases #DunjaKaragic #GiuliaBertoglio # #JemillahDawson

  9. US Ebola Patient in Berlin Hospital Not Critically Ill, Family Tests Negative

    BERLIN, May 22 (Reuters) – A U.S. ⁠citizen ⁠who contracted Ebola ⁠in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where…
    #Germany #DE #Europe #EU #Europa #Berlin #Africa #Collections:World #epidemics #Infectiousdiseases #reuters #SouthSudan #Uganda #UnitedNations #united-states #WorldHealthOrganization #worldnews
    europesays.com/germany/20383/

  10. US-bound plane diverted after passenger from Ebola-hit Congo boards 'in error'

    The US has introduced new restrictions on travellers from countries exposed to an Ebola outbreak in Africa, requiring them to enter through Washington DC.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-22/ebo

    #Ebola #InfectiousDiseases #DiseasesandDisorders

  11. Worst diphtheria outbreak on record spurs $7m federal vaccine response
    By Stephanie Dalzell and Paige Cockburn

    The federal government has stepped in to address the largest diphtheria outbreak since records began, unveiling a multi-million dollar package for more vaccines and workers to deliver them.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-21/dip

    #RespiratoryDiseases #InfectiousDiseases #StephanieDalzell #PaigeCockburn

  12. Federal government prepares diphtheria support package as 220 cases reported
    By Stephanie Dalzell

    Federal and state governments have mobilised to address the largest outbreak of diphtheria in recent memory, with the Commonwealth preparing a support package for a disease once considered almost eradicated.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-20/fed

    #Health #DiseaseOutbreak #InfectiousDiseases #StephanieDalzell

  13. Why is there no vaccine for this Ebola outbreak?
    By Jacinta Bowler

    The latest Ebola outbreak is caused by a strain of virus discovered nearly two decades ago, yet there is no vaccine. So what does this mean for people affected? And can vaccines be fast-tracked?

    abc.net.au/news/health/2026-05

    #InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth #DiseasesandDisorders #Health #VaccinesandImmunity #JacintaBowler

  14. Why is there no vaccine for this Ebola outbreak?
    By Jacinta Bowler

    The latest Ebola outbreak is caused by a strain of virus discovered nearly two decades ago, yet there is no vaccine. So what does this mean for people affected? And can vaccines be fast-tracked?

    abc.net.au/news/health/2026-05

    #InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth #DiseasesandDisorders #Health #VaccinesandImmunity #JacintaBowler

  15. Why is there no vaccine for this Ebola outbreak?
    By Jacinta Bowler

    The latest Ebola outbreak is caused by a strain of virus discovered nearly two decades ago, yet there is no vaccine. So what does this mean for people affected? And can vaccines be fast-tracked?

    abc.net.au/news/health/2026-05

    #InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth #DiseasesandDisorders #Health #VaccinesandImmunity #JacintaBowler