A CDC investigation into the cause of a gastrointestinal illness that infected 284 passengers and 34 crew members on a Princess Cruise line was inconclusive.
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Three have died from complications due to a strain of meningococcal disease, according to a March 8 update on the ongoing outbreak from the Virginia Department of Health.
An increase in cases of H3N2 influenza in India is drawing interest from health experts worldwide.
A Washington judge has issued a civil arrest order for a woman with tuberculosis who has refused to isolate or receive treatment for more than a year, local health officials said in a March 3 update.
Florida's health department warned an area containing 200,000 people of Naegleria fowleri in Charlotte County's tap water a week after a man died from infection of the brain-eating amoeba.
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No theory about the COVID-19 pandemic's origins should be discounted at this stage of the global investigation, even as a new federal report suggests a laboratory leak may be the cause, the World Health Organization's top official said March 3.
The CDC faced widespread criticism over its antiquated systems and early pandemic preparedness measures. One physician who worked on a report detailing solutions to strengthen the agency explained why: "Fundamentally, the CDC's overall mission, function and purpose is not as…
Human cases of deadly H5N1 avian flu continue to happen globally, with the latest human cases detected in China — prompting scientists to begin work on a vaccine.
A single vaccine that protects against both COVID-19 and flu will not be ready ahead of the next virus season, a top FDA official said March 1.
The CDC is urging Kentucky health officials to be on "high alert" for measles symptoms after determining about 20,000 people may have been exposed to the disease at a large religious gathering in the state, CBS News reported March 1.