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CDC says measures in place to ‘assess’ travelers from Russian region where plague was reported

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (Megan Varner/Bloomberg via Getty…

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Health officials report 74 new measles cases in Pennsylvania

(Getty Images stock photo) Pennsylvania is reporting 74 new measles cases since Monday, the state’s health department said Wednesday. A…

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What vaccines doctors say you may need for respiratory virus season

A doctor wipes a staff member’s arm with disinfectant. (Photo by Katharina Kausche/picture alliance via Getty Images) As the weather…

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1 in 15 household cats may carry ‘Beaver Fever’ which can infect humans

STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images Cats live in nearly 80 million American households, but a new study suggests nearly one out of fifteen cats are infected…

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WHO officials say unclear how Russia plague lab worker died, call for more information

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (2nd R) meets with journalists from the Association of Correspondents Accredited to the United Nations…

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New York declares state disaster emergency over rising measles cases. Here’s what that means

Measles virus particle, illustration. (Kateryna Kon/science Photo Library/Getty Images) New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a state disaster emergency on…

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Measles cases surpass 1,000 in Pennsylvania as outbreak continues to spread

Measles virus particle, illustration. (Kateryna Kon/science Photo Library/Getty Images) Measles cases in Pennsylvania have surpassed 1,000 so far this year…

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State Department monitoring reported fatal case of pneumonic plague in Russia

Computer graphic image of a virus as seen like through a microscope. (Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images) The U.S. State Department is…

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FDA finds potential source of cyclosporiasis outbreak linked to lettuce

Signage outside the US Food and Drug Administration headquarters in Silver Spring, Maryland, US. (Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The…

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San Francisco records 1st flu-related death this season

An influenza (flu) virus is shown. (Getty Images stock photo) (NEW YORK) — San Francisco health officials this week reported…

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