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Los Angeles Officials Investigate Koreatown Flea‑Borne Typhus Cluster

Health officials say the outbreak reflects a countywide rise in typhus cases, prompting renewed calls for pet flea control and rodent proofing.

Early, Widespread West Nile Surge Triggers Expanded Mosquito Response

LA County Sets Record for Flea-Borne Typhus as Health Officials Urge Prevention

Los Angeles County Reports Record 2025 Surge in Flea-Borne Typhus

Ceará Confirms Second Mpox Case of 2026 in Fortaleza

Porto Alegre Confirms First 2026 Mpox Case as WHO Flags Recombinant Strain

Brazil Rolls Out Carnival STI Prevention With 138 Million Condoms, Testing and PrEP/PEP Access

Officials Confirm Death of 35-Year-Old From Hantavirus in Buenos Aires Province

Argentina Confirms New Hantavirus Deaths in Buenos Aires Province, Including Mar del Plata’s First Fatal Case

Lyme Disease Cases Climb in Germany, With Bavaria Up 37% Year Over Year

Russia’s Weekly COVID-19 Cases Fall 7.8% to 9,500, Rospotrebnadzor Says

Rickettsia Death Rate Surges to 43% in Latest Week of Mexican Outbreak

Nimbus Covid Variant Causes ‘Razor Blade’ Throat as It Becomes Second-Most Common U.S. Strain

Oropouche Virus Emerges in Europe After Fatal Cases in Brazil