UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) announced uptick in people being diagnosed with cyclosporiasis. 67 people who reported traveling were diagnosed as having cyclosporiasis, 48 had been in Riviera Maya & Cancun Mexico. Typically, UK records 93 cyclosporiasis cases a year. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Sharp rise in cyclospora infections linked to Mexico travel

Travellers urged to follow food and water hygiene advice to reduce risk of infection

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Publix announced recall of GreenWise Organic Frozen Whole Blueberries & Whole Mixed Berries, in Escherichia coli O145:H28 outbreak in Georgia and Florida. www.fda.gov/food/outbrea...

Outbreak Investigation of E. coli: Frozen Blueberries (July 2026)

Do not eat, sell or serve recalled GreenWise Organic Frozen Whole Blueberries and Whole Mixed Berries. FDA’s investigation is ongoing.

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“Fauci is practicing epidemiology. His critics are practicing idiocy. Both are very good at their chosen work.” -- Michael Gerson, April 2021

Save your money. Large UK study investigating whether HEPA air filters can reduce spread of respiratory viruses showed they did not reduce the number of infections. Several previous studies from Australia, Germany, and Switzerland have reached similar conclusions. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

High-Efficiency Particulate Air Filters to Prevent Winter Respiratory Infections in Care Homes

This randomized clinical trial investigates whether high-efficiency particulate air filters in communal rooms and private bedrooms reduce respiratory infection episodes in care home residents.

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Many Black US patients with long COVID being missed. New study suggests diagnostic disparity exists between Black and White patients, despite having similar long-COVID symptom profiles. www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/...

Black Patients Underdiagnosed With Long COVID In The US Compared With White Patients | Health Affairs Journal

Long COVID has debilitating effects but is inconsistently diagnosed because of subjective criteria, limited treatments, and variations in health care access. We analyzed electronic health records from...

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Important read - what the Cyclospora outbreak is AND what it isn't!! Because while cyclosporiasis has now been reported in 41 states, the outbreak is only in nine. The message has been jumbled. www.cidrap.umn.edu/cyclospora/c...

CIDRAP Op-Ed: The Cyclospora outbreak was, and still is, a communications failure

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Measles virus RNA was detected in Anchorage wastewater samples collected on July 7, 8, 9, and 14, 2026. No confirmed human measles cases have been recently identified in Alaska. Measles case counts nationwide are exceeding levels not seen in more than 35 years.

Midwest Poultry Services has voluntarily recalled nearly 1.6 million dozen white shell eggs and brown cage free shell eggs sold at Kroger and Brookshire grocery in TX, OK, AR, LA, NM, & MS due to potential for salmonella contamination. www.fda.gov/safety/recal...

Midwest Poultry Services. L.P. Recalls Shell Eggs Due to Possible Salmonella Enteritidis Contamination

Midwest Poultry Services, L.P. is voluntarily recalling 1,589,577 dozen white shell eggs and brown cage free shell eggs produced in Texas because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmon...

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Yesterday, FDA announced it was looking into new Cyclospora outbreak unrelated to previously reported ongoing outbreaks. FDA has started traceback investigation for this latest outbreak, which has sickened 72 people, but the source remains unknown. www.fda.gov/food/outbrea...

Investigations of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

The following is a list of outbreak and adverse event investigations primarily being managed by FDA’s CORE Response Teams.

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Since July 1, 2025, CDC does not track Cyclospora & made reporting cases optional. Your state may not offer testing or tracking. Until we know more, take care with lettuce, herbs, green onions, raspberries, & snow peas, all associated with past outbreaks. apnews.com/article/cycl...

Outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite grows to more than 1,000 cases

Michigan is experiencing its largest outbreak of a parasitic infection that causes severe diarrhea. Nearly 1,000 people have been diagnosed with cyclospora as of Wednesday, though no deaths have been ...

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Normal safe food handling practices are not enough to prevent Cyclospora. It's a parasite that strongly adheres to food, so rinsing produce isn't enough. You need to scrub. Heat is most effective defense; cooking foods to 158°F (70°C) or higher kills the parasite. www.ama-assn.org/public-healt...

Cyclospora

Stay informed with news and resources on Cyclospora, including signs and symptoms, prevention strategies and more.

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Are you on Medicare and looking for affordable ($50 a month) way to get a GLP-1 without joining some weight loss service? This federal program begins July 1 and it is definitely worth reading about now, speaking with your doctor, then applying July 1st. www.cms.gov/medicare/cov...

Use Claude. Support Anthropic. Trump Administration Reignites Its Feud With Anthropic Over Latest A.I. Models www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/u...

Trump Administration Reignites Its Feud With Anthropic Over Latest A.I. Models

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Very good intro to Texas NWS cases (3-week-old calf in Zavala County, another calf in La Salle County, & a dog in Andrews County which had been to Mexico), how we got here, & possible implications. beef.unl.edu/new-world-sc...

USDA confirms New World screwworm detected in 3-week-old calf in Zavala County, Texas, near US-Mexico border. A 20-km (12.4-mile) infested zone quarantine established & millions of sterile NWS flies will be released in Texas and Mexico in coming days. www.aphis.usda.gov/news/agency-...

USDA Confirms Presence of New World Screwworm in the United States | Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

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Now 9 cases of listeriosis linked to ongoing outbreak involving soft ricotta cheese. 8 hospitalized. one person from Maryland has died. Clover Hill Dairy recalled its soft ricotta cheese that was sold in NC, NY, VA, Maryland, NJ, and Washington, DC. www.cdc.gov/listeria/out...

Listeria Outbreak Linked to Requesón/Soft Ricotta Cheese

Details about products impacted by this outbreak and illness prevention guidance.

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FDA has approved Xocova® (ensitrelvir), an oral antiviral agent that inhibits the SARS-CoV-2 main protease, for post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) of COVID‑19 in adults and adolescents aged 12 years & older following contact with someone with COVID-19. www.xocova.com

XOCOVA (ensitrelvir) is now approved

XOCOVA (ensitrelvir) is now approved

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New NASEM report Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures examines evidence how cabin temperatures, humidity conditions influence physiological, cognitive, & behavioral outcomes for passengers and flight attendants, incl serious though uncommon health impacts.

Health and Safety Impacts of Aircraft Cabin Temperatures

Commercial aircraft cabins expose passengers and flight attendants to a range of environmental conditions, including at times excessively hot or cold temperatures that may affect health, safety, and c...

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Erin Brockovich needs your help to map data centers that bring high energy consumption driving environmental impacts & costs, substantial water use to strain local supply, scalability pressures that can outpace local infrastructure, constant noise, etc. www.brockovichdatacenter.com

Brockovich Data Center Reporting – U.S. AI Data Center Awareness & Issue Map

Interactive map of major AI data centers across the United States — built or being built. Understand the community impact and report issues in your area.

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Yale School of Public Health launched new Vaccines During Pregnancy webpage featuring downloadable info in English, Spanish. Topics include which vaccines recommended during pregnancy; vaccine safety for parent & baby; timing and spacing of vaccines; etc. ysph.yale.edu/research/inf...

Childhood Vaccinations Information Sheet | Yale School of Public Health

Explore essential information about childhood vaccinations through a comprehensive fact sheet, offering public health insights on safety, effectiveness, and the impact of childhood vaccinations. Learn...

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FDA VRBPAC recommended XFG variant (hybrid of 2 Omicron subvariants) as target for fall’s COVID vaccines. Moderna, Sanofi data suggest targeting XFG triggers higher antibody response against circulating strains than Pfizer’s & Moderna’s current LP.8.1 vax. www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/fda...

FDA vaccine advisers recommend XFG variant as target for fall’s updated COVID vaccines

XFG is a hybrid of 2 Omicron subvariants and has mutations linked to immune escape.

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CDC confirmed 31 new measles cases in nationwide outbreak that has now reached 1,983 infections. Total for all of last year was 2,288 confirmed cases. Some are hospitalized with brain inflammation, pneumonia. 72% are aged 5-19 years. 92% unvaccinated. www.cdc.gov/measles/data...

Measles Cases and Outbreaks

Find the latest numbers of confirmed U.S. measles cases. CDC updates this page weekly.

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Thinking of a cruise? May I recommend some prerequisite reading?

The US Food and Drug Administration’s long-awaited final report on purported child deaths after COVID-19 vaccination has uncovered no definitive link. www.ronjohnson.senate.gov/services/fil...

COVID-19 outbreak in 7-story apartment building in Spain during 2020 during a period when transmission in the city (population 172,000) had dropped to zero, likely spread through shared bathroom ventilation ducts. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...

Potential airborne transmission of SARS-COV-2 through bathroom ventilation ducts associated with an outbreak in a residential building in Santander, Spain, 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 via respiratory aerosols was a critical concern in indoor environments. In the city of Santander, Spain, an outbreak in a multi-family...

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Oregon Health Authority & Clackamas County said people may have been exposed at Providence Immediate Care – Happy Valley, 16180 S.E. Sunnyside Road, Suite 102, between 11:05 a.m. and 3:47 p.m. Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Speak with your doctor. www.oregon.gov/oha/erd/page...

Wastewater monitoring forewarned of measles in New Mexico. A study finds that untreated wastewater tested positive for the measles virus days before people sought medical care. If you want wastewater testing in your community, help is available. DM me. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Measles Wild-Type Virus Detection via Wastewater Surveillance

This cross-sectional study identifies positive detections of measles wild-type virus in wastewater in Sandoval County, New Mexico, and examines their associations with clinical cases and impacts on pu...

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Review uncovers rising rate of fake references in published biomedical papers. Of 97.1 million verified references in published biomedical papers, more than 4,000 were likely fake, the authors say. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Fabricated citations: an audit across 2·5 million biomedical papers

Scientific literature depends on the integrity of its references. Each reference implicitly asserts that a verifiable source exists and supports the claims being made. When references point to non-exi...

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Israel has confirmed its first case of Hantavirus in patient who contracted it during trip to Eastern Europe. The individual is in stable condition. The infection involves a European rodent-borne strain, not the person-to-person Andes strain. www.jpost.com/israel-news/...

First hantavirus case diagnosed in Israel after trip to Eastern Europe | The Jerusalem Post

However, unlike the outbreak of the South American Andes strain currently drawing attention aboard the MV Hondius cruise ship, the Israeli was infected with a European strain of the virus.

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RABIES ALERT: DeKalb County GA cat tested positive for rabies after incident with raccoon.