Health & Pandemics

CDC Expands Temporary Ebola Entry Ban to Green Card Holders

The CDC has expanded its 30-day ban on entry to the United States to green card holders over the widening Ebola outbreak in central Africa.

CDC Warns Malaria Could Be Reintroduced in US

The CDC warned in a new report that malaria, a sometimes fatal blood parasitic disease, could be reestablished in the United States.
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US Issues Travel Advisories Over Ebola Outbreak in Congo

The CDC released an alert over an outbreak of a strain of the Ebola virus in the DRC as the UN health body declared it an international emergency.

Pill Prevents COVID-19 After Exposure to Infected People: Study

A pill called ensitrelvir prevented COVID-19 in people who were exposed to infected individuals, according to a new study.

Acting CDC Director Says Hantavirus Outbreak ‘Is Not COVID’

CDC’s acting director says the situation is not expected to become a COVID-level outbreak, emphasizing limited widespread risk.

WHO Says Hantavirus Risk Is Low as Passengers Prepare to Leave Ship

WHO said that hantavirus “is not another COVID” situation and suggested that the public health risk will remain low, as people prepare to exit the cruise ship.

Americans Aboard Hantavirus-Hit Cruise Ship Will Quarantine in Nebraska, Says CDC

CDC said that Americans aboard the MV Hondius, the cruise ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak, will be sent to a quarantine center in Nebraska.

US Closely Tracking Hantavirus Outbreak Among Passengers on Stricken Polar Cruise Vessel

Medical evacuations followed serious hantavirus cases as U.S. and international agencies coordinated emergency response efforts aboard a cruise ship.