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The head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said 1,031 deaths have been confirmed from the fast-spreading and incurable Bundibugyo virus behind the outbreak.

Medications and heat can interact, leading to potentially severe side effects, the U.S. Centre for Disease Control (CDC) warns on its website.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said shredded lettuce from a single supplier in Mexico was sent to Taco Bell in five U.S. states.

The findings, published this week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), come from an attempt to better gauge how common these kinds of illnesses are.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention logged 2,318 cases of measles as of Thursday, according to an agency update on Friday.

Cyclosporiasis is an illness of the intestines caused by a parasite called cyclospora, which is only spread through eating food or drinking water that contains the parasite.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines meningitis as "inflammation (swelling) of the lining of the brain and spinal cord."

The CDC said it is working with the patient's employing organization, other U.S. federal agencies and public health authorities 'to help prevent further transmission.'

The centre says eating contaminated shellfish can lead to serious illness, including paralytic shellfish poisoning, amnesic shellfish poisoning and diarrhetic shellfish poisoning.

As the weather gets warmer and climate change affects how long hot and dry weather continues, more mosquitoes can complete their life cycle quicker and the population can grow.

Health officials in both Canadian cities hosting World Cup matches are warning visitors about the potential risk of the toxic illicit drug supply.

There were 63 confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease in the city by Wednesday, along with 13 hospitalizations, local officials said. No one has died as a result of the outbreak.

The current outbreak was declared on May 15, but health authorities now say sequencing showed it began months earlier, in February.

The two individuals had significant underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by cyclosporiasis and dehydration, according to medical records.

Between May 1 and July 21, the province recorded 140 cases of cyclosporiasis, compared with just 40 in the same time period in 2025. 

The Louisiana Department of Health said nine people have been infected by the flesh-eating bacteria this year and five have died as a result.

Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina Iowa and New Hampshire, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and West Virginia are linked to the outbreak.

“To come here is to really show to the community that they’re not alone," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters at the airport late Thursday.

Ottawa is launching a temporary ban on foreign nationals entering Canada if they have visted DRC, the site of an ebola outbreak, 21 days before coming to this country.

The voluntary recall comes after U.S. health officials said businesses should check their inventory for the recalled jalapeno peppers and not sell or serve them.