Infectious Disease Tracker
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Infectious disease news. Sharing reports on outbreaks, from bird flu to Ebola. Now on Substack :) https://outbreakanalyst.substack.com/
Hidden transmission in eastern DRC: Is the Ebola outbreak’s biggest blind spot currently unfolding inside the displacement camps? And breakdown of the latest reports from rural Ituri and Haut Uele: outbreakanalyst.substack.com/p/hidden-ebo...
Hidden Ebola Transmission: What’s Really Happening in DRC’s Displacement Camps?
And reports of a neglected response in rural Ituri and Haut Uele.
outbreakanalyst.substack.com
Hidden transmission in eastern DRC: Is the Ebola outbreak’s biggest blind spot currently unfolding inside the displacement camps? And breakdown of the latest reports from rural Ituri and Haut Uele: outbreakanalyst.substack.com/p/hidden-ebo...
Hidden Ebola Transmission: What’s Really Happening in DRC’s Displacement Camps?
And reports of a neglected response in rural Ituri and Haut Uele.
outbreakanalyst.substack.com
The Ebola outbreak in the DRC has officially become the largest recorded in the country's history, with 3,532 confirmed cases and 1,556 deaths. It is now the second-largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded, behind only the West Africa outbreak which infected over 28,000 people.
The Ebola outbreak in the DRC has officially become the largest recorded in the country's history, with 3,532 confirmed cases and 1,556 deaths. It is now the second-largest Ebola outbreak ever recorded, behind only the West Africa outbreak which infected over 28,000 people.
Critical surveillance gaps in the DRC, per Africa CDC: >80% of new Ebola cases are not linked to known contacts (hidden transmission chains). >60% of deaths occur in the community, outside treatment centers.
Reporting over 100 new Ebola cases in a single 24 hour period pushes the DRC outbreak past 3,000 total cases, as sustained community transmission reaches Haut Uele. A breakdown of the latest data and what to watch out for: outbreakanalyst.substack.com/p/over-100-c...
Over 100 Cases in 24 Hours: DRC Passes 3,000 Ebola Cases as Haut Uele on the South Sudan Border Enters Sustained Community Spread.
Record daily case numbers and major surveillance gaps in Haut Uele reflect mounting pressure on response efforts.
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Very worrying. DRC just reported 125 new confirmed Ebola cases in a single 24 hour period, right after passing 100 daily cases for the first time yesterday. The outbreak is accelerating, not just driven by more testing: 50% of all tests in Ituri were positive.
Very worrying. DRC just reported 125 new confirmed Ebola cases in a single 24 hour period, right after passing 100 daily cases for the first time yesterday. The outbreak is accelerating, not just driven by more testing: 50% of all tests in Ituri were positive.
Reporting over 100 new Ebola cases in a single 24 hour period pushes the DRC outbreak past 3,000 total cases, as sustained community transmission reaches Haut Uele. A breakdown of the latest data and what to watch out for: outbreakanalyst.substack.com/p/over-100-c...
Over 100 Cases in 24 Hours: DRC Passes 3,000 Ebola Cases as Haut Uele on the South Sudan Border Enters Sustained Community Spread.
Record daily case numbers and major surveillance gaps in Haut Uele reflect mounting pressure on response efforts.
outbreakanalyst.substack.com
For the first time in the current outbreak, the DRC has reported over 100 new Ebola cases in a single 24 hour period. Total confirmed cases have now officially surpassed 3,000.
The DRC reports 97 new confirmed Ebola cases, the highest single day total of the outbreak so far. An additional 62 deaths were recorded, mostly in the community, indicating that unmonitored transmission chains are spreading unchecked.
The Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak in the DRC has officially passed 1,000 confirmed deaths, reaching over 2,500 total cases in just over two months. It remains the fastest growing Ebola outbreak on record.
Per the latest DRC SITREP, three new health zones in Haut Uele have confirmed 14 Ebola cases and 13 deaths, including a case in the capital city of Isiro. 😬 This extreme fatality rate suggests massive underreporting and is very bad news for nearby South Sudan.
If Ebola Bundibugyo establishes uncontrolled community transmission in Kisangani, it has a direct waterborne corridor to Kinshasa, a megacity of 21.9 million. Why the expansion into Haut Uele and Tshopo threatens a multi nation epidemic: open.substack.com/pub/outbreak...
Ebola’s Two Fronts: Entering a Key DRC Port and the Haut Uele Frontier
The simultaneous expansion into a major shipping hub and a province bordering South Sudan threatens to push the outbreak past the point of domestic containment.
open.substack.com
If Ebola Bundibugyo establishes uncontrolled community transmission in Kisangani, it has a direct waterborne corridor to Kinshasa, a megacity of 21.9 million. Why the expansion into Haut Uele and Tshopo threatens a multi nation epidemic: open.substack.com/pub/outbreak...
Ebola’s Two Fronts: Entering a Key DRC Port and the Haut Uele Frontier
The simultaneous expansion into a major shipping hub and a province bordering South Sudan threatens to push the outbreak past the point of domestic containment.
open.substack.com
How well is the WHO’s latest Ebola model holding up? With 1,274 confirmed cases in the DRC as of June 27, the real-world trajectory is locking firmly into the model's "central scenario" (projecting 8,210 cases by Sept 16). outbreakanalyst.substack.com/p/how-the-wh...
How the WHO’s latest Ebola model is holding up after projecting 8,210 cases under its 'central scenario' by September 16.
With 1,274 confirmed cases in the DRC as of June 27, the real-world trajectory is aligning precisely with the model’s path.
outbreakanalyst.substack.com
How well is the WHO’s latest Ebola model holding up? With 1,274 confirmed cases in the DRC as of June 27, the real-world trajectory is locking firmly into the model's "central scenario" (projecting 8,210 cases by Sept 16). outbreakanalyst.substack.com/p/how-the-wh...
How the WHO’s latest Ebola model is holding up after projecting 8,210 cases under its 'central scenario' by September 16.
With 1,274 confirmed cases in the DRC as of June 27, the real-world trajectory is aligning precisely with the model’s path.
outbreakanalyst.substack.com
H5 bird flu found in wastewater in New Jersey and Las Vegas, according to CDC's wastewater program. New Jersey don't have any known cases of H5N1 bird flu in poultry or dairy cattle.
H5 bird flu found in wastewater in New Jersey and Las Vegas, according to CDC's wastewater program. New Jersey don't have any known cases of H5N1 bird flu in poultry or dairy cattle.
US awards Moderna $590 million for bird flu vaccine development, according to Reuters.
White House’s Pandemic Office, Busy With Bird Flu, May Shrink Under Trump, according to TIME.
Local veterinarians are warning pet owners to take extra precautions as a particularly contagious strain of bird flu spreads across the country. Cats in particular are at risk of contracting the virus, according to veterinarians at Mount Laurel Animal Hospital in New Jersey.
Cat in Bologna, Italy, tested positive for H5N1 bird flu. The animal lived in close contact with the poultry of a small family farm where bird flu had already been identified.
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and is advising I pet owners to keep their cats and dogs away from sick or deceased wild birds and animals. Pet owners should also discourage indoor/outdoor cats from hunting wildlife because of the ongoing threat posed by H5N1 bird flu.
Data released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture which showed that over 20 million egg-laying chickens in the U.S. were killed by H5N1 bird flu in the last quarter of 2024.
Mishandled Response to the Bird Flu Leaves U.S. Vulnerable to Outbreak, according to Scientific American. "The U.S. government lost control of the bird flu because of a sluggish response and deference to industry."
CDC issued a health advisory in response to the ongoing human infections with H5N1 bird flu and high levels of seasonal flu. "For hospitalized patients testing positive for influenza type A, faster testing to identify the influenza A virus subtype is recommended."
All tests from the suspected Marburg virus outbreak were negative for the virus, according to the Ministry of Health.
