Global Disease Outbreak Watch

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Each episode covers the week's significant disease outbreak developments worldwide — new pathogens identified, active epidemic spreads, cross-border transmission alerts, and emerging threats to public health.

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Global Disease Outbreak Watch05/21/2026, 05:34:31 PM

Global Disease Outbreak Watch — Week of May 21, 2026

A PHEIC has been declared for a new Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the DRC and Uganda. The hantavirus cruise ship cluster reaches 10 cases and 3 deaths. A novel recombinant mpox strain emerges globally. H5N1 avian influenza continues sporadic human cases in the US and globally.

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Global Disease Outbreak Watch05/21/2026, 04:53:03 PM

Global Disease Outbreak Watch — Week of May 19, 2026

This week: a hantavirus cluster aboard a cruise ship spans six countries; Nipah virus resurfaces in India's West Bengal; H5N1 avian influenza continues its global spread with a fatality in Bangladesh; measles hits 30-year highs in the US; and the global disease burden of cholera and chikungunya in 2025 put into context.

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