On 2026-07-24, available reporting documented a volunteer was injected on Friday with the first dose of a rapidly developed vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola driving a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Oxford University said.
State health officials reported 7,171 confirmed cases since June 22, with more than 100 hospitalizations recorded as investigators continued looking for the outbreak’s source.
The health ministry said the cases were confirmed but reported no scientific evidence of person-to-person transmission in Venezuela and ruled out a connection to two unexplained deaths among medical workers in Barinas.
On 2026-07-16, available reporting documented hospitalizations in Michigan linked to an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by a parasite, have surpassed 100, health officials reported Thursday.
Federal health officials identified shredded iceberg lettuce served at Taco Bell locations as the source of infections affecting 1,644 people in five states.
Congolese authorities reported 754 deaths across five provinces as the first obeldesivir post-exposure trial began and aid groups sought a larger response.
Researchers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have started recruiting participants for a trial of Gilead Sciences’ experimental antiviral obeldesivir as a post-exposure treatment for the ongoing Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak.
Health authorities report a significant increase in measles fatalities and hospitalizations as the national outbreak continues to impact pediatric populations.
On 2026-07-13, available reporting documented the foodborne gastrointestinal illness has shown up in 31 states, and federal health officials say 86 people have been hospitalized.
A growing outbreak of the parasitic illness cyclosporiasis had already spread widely across the United States, with Michigan and Ohio among the states reporting the heaviest confirmed caseloads.
Sudan Doctors Network says the North Kordofan town of Bara is facing overlapping health and food pressures, with more than 100 measles cases recorded among children.
Officials were investigating at least 25 suspected heat deaths while dangerous temperatures, power failures and severe-weather risks affected millions.
On 2026-07-03, available reporting documented it comes as Public Health France announced an increase of 29.1% in the number of deaths in France from 22 to 28 June compared to the week prior.