The hantavirus outbreak has resulted in three deaths so far

Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Robert Redfield said Wednesday he suspects the spreading Ebola outbreak in Africa will spread across three new countries and become a “very significant pandemic.

As the nation moves closer to topping last year’s measles total in just the first half of 2026, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today confirmed 59 new cases in a nationwide outbreak that has now reached 1,952 infections.

Added screening at Hartsfield-Jackson − the world’s busiest airport by passengers − expands on screening at Washington-Dulles International Airport.

As a Nebraska health system monitors 18 passengers for Andes hantavirus and several states track potential exposure, the CDC outlined three hantaviruses U.S. clinicians should consider when evaluating patients.

A new Ebola outbreak in a remote province in Congo has caused 65 deaths and 246 suspected cases so far, Africa CDC says.

United States officials have announced a new plan to stop the fast-moving Ebola virus from arriving in the country, requiring flights carrying passengers who’ve visited Ebola-affected countries in Africa to land at Washington Dulles International Airport where the CDC will conduct enhanced health screenings.

Federal health officials are investigating a multistate salmonella outbreak tied to backyard chickens and ducks that has sickened at least 34 people in 13 states, hospitalizing more than a third of them during what is typically the busiest season for Americans buying live chicks.

A window has opened to repair the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reconstitute it to meet new realities, and regain essential bipartisan trust and confidence among the American people. Success requires Congress to take up its ...