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Reflecting on the fourth anniversary of Force of Infection
Caitlin Rivers, PhD, MPH is a writer and epidemiologist. She directs the Center for Outbreak Response Innovation at Johns Hopkins and translates complex science into practical guidance.
Reflecting on the fourth anniversary of Force of Infection
Covid-19 activity continues rising across the country with the South and West most heavily affected. Major recalls of iceberg lettuce, jalapenos, and shell eggs affect millions of consumers.
The summer Covid wave has arrived, cyclosporiasis cases have topped 10,000 with the first two deaths reported in Michigan, and the DRC's Ebola outbreak is spreading five times faster than any before it. Also jalapeño Salmonella, and flu stays quiet.
Covid-19 activity increases in all four regions of the country.
Covid-19 begins to stir. An update on cyclosporiasis and Ebola in DRC.
Updates on the cyclosporiasis outbreak, the summer Covid-19 season, and the Ebola outbreak in DRC.
An overview of the current outbreak of cyclosporiasis.
Covid-19 stirs in the Southeast, but activity remains low. Updates on the Ebola outbreak and an outbreak of Salmonella in Europe.
💡No disease surveillance data were published this week because reporting agencies were closed for the Juneteenth holiday. The full report will return next week. Food Recalls The following foods are
Ebola cases climb in DRC as outbreak hits crowded camps; New World screwworm spreads to 12 US cases; new study finds flu vaccine cut deaths by 29% in seniors. Plus flu, COVID, RSV trends and food recalls.
Updates on Ebola, brucellosis and foodborne illness. Respiratory diseases are quiet.
Respiratory activity is quiet, but beginning watch for upcoming covid season. Updates on Ebola and measles.