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Ebola infects 6 schoolkids in Uganda as contagion fear grows 

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 Uganda reports worrisome increase in Ebola cases in capital

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U.S. leads world in monkeypox cases; nearly 40% of infections are among Black people

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Polio detected in NYC’s sewage, suggesting virus circulating

“We know polio spreads silently, and it’s likely that there are many people infected with polio and shedding the virus in these communities.”
/ August 13, 2022

Explainer: Can the spread of monkeypox be stopped?

With only a limited global supply of vaccines, authorities are racing to stop monkeypox before it becomes entrenched as a new disease.
/ August 11, 2022

US will stretch monkeypox vaccine supply by giving 1/5 of usual dose

U.S. health officials on Tuesday authorized a plan to give people one-fifth the usual dose of the limited monkeypox vaccine.
/ August 10, 2022

Illinois daycare worker has monkeypox, officials report

A central Illinois day care worker has developed monkeypox but it has not spread to others at the center, public health officials said Friday.
/ August 6, 2022

Polio fears rise in New York amid possible community spread

New York state health officials issued a more urgent call Thursday for unvaccinated children and adults to get inoculated against polio.
/ August 5, 2022

Polio virus found in New York wastewater, but no new cases

The polio virus was detected in wastewater samples from a suburban county near New York City.
/ August 3, 2022

Algeria-Gambia African Cup warmup canceled because of virus

But Qatar Football Association organizers said the match was called off due to “positive cases of COVID-19 in the Gambia camp.”
/ January 1, 2022