Pestilence/Bioweapons

[Matthew]

>Marburg outbreak is reported in Uganda, threatening to complicate Ebola response in region
https://www.statnews.com/2026/06/30/marburg-virus-cases-ugandan-ebola-outbreak-zone

[Matthew]

>‘Nightmare bacteria’ cases are increasing in the U.S.
>Infection rates from drug-resistant “nightmare bacteria” rose almost 70% between 2019 and 2023, according to a new report from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists.
>Bacteria that are difficult to treat due to the so-called NDM gene primarily drove the increase, CDC researchers wrote in an article published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Only two antibiotics work against those infections, and the drugs are expensive and must be administered through an IV
>the rate of U.S. cases jumped more than fivefold in recent years, the researchers reported.
>“The rise of NDMs in the U.S. is a grave danger and very worrisome,” said David Weiss, an Emory University infectious diseases researcher, in an email.https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/nightmare-bacteria-cases-are-increasing-us-rcna233398

[Matthew]

>The Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo is now the fastest-growing one in history, and new challenges keep emerging even as work begins on a study of two badly needed treatments for a type of Ebola that currently has none.
>A strike this week by unpaid workers at an Ebola treatment center at the heart of the outbreak could light the flame for others in a remote region already suffering from bare-bones infrastructure, rebel threats and misinformation asserting that the deadly virus isn’t real.
>Nearly 2,000 cases, including 702 deaths, have been confirmed. Now cases are suspected in two more provinces, including one of Congo’s largest cities, Kisangani, as responders struggle to understand how far Ebola has spread.
https://apnews.com/article/ebola-congo-explainer-outbreak-health-0e482142cbc7b7f3da1c32fd115b49d6

>Ebola outbreak much larger than official figures, WHO says
>The outbreak, which has infected almost 2,000 people and killed over 700, could be at least two to four times larger than official figures, the UN health agency warned.
>Countries around the world are implementing travel rules to prevent the virus from entering their borders.
>The US on Monday said US citizens in the DR Congo would not be able to return home on commercial flights and would need to spend at least 21 days in a third country. Non-citizens who recently went to the DRC, Uganda or South Sudan would not be allowed to travel to the US at all, Reuters reported, citing a White House official.
https://www.dw.com/en/ebola-outbreak-much-larger-than-official-figures-who-says/a-77951823

>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and states are investigating a surge of cyclosporiasis cases across the country.
>Cyclosporiasis, or the disease caused by the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis, has been confirmed in 1,645 cases as of July 13 and is under investigation in more than 5,100 additional cases, according to data from the CDC. Confirmed or suspected cases have been reported in 34 states, CDC officials said.
>Data from state health departments suggests the total number of cases could be higher that what's been publicly reported. In Michigan, officials are tracking more than 2,600 infections as of July 13, according to the state's Department of Health and Human Services.
>The parasitic infection can cause explosive diarrhea, cramping, nausea, fatigue and other symptoms. Officials are probing whether a food or produce item is the source of a surge in cases of cyclosporiasis.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2026/07/14/cyclosporiasis-outbreak-michigan-ohio-west-virginia-kentucky/90915806007

[Matthew]

>Ebola deaths in DRC surge past 1,300 as virus ‘spreading like a wildfire’
>The outbreak is spreading at the fastest rate ever recorded and threatens to become the worst in history
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/7/25/ebola-deaths-in-drc-surge-past-1300-as-virus-spreading-like-a-wildfire