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China Strengthens Infectious Disease Law
China's amended Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, effective September 1st, 2024, enhances infectious disease surveillance, mandates online reporting of unknown origins, and strengthens grassroots-level preparedness, reflecting lessons from past outbreaks and aiming to improve...
China Strengthens Infectious Disease Law
China's amended Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, effective September 1st, 2024, enhances infectious disease surveillance, mandates online reporting of unknown origins, and strengthens grassroots-level preparedness, reflecting lessons from past outbreaks and aiming to improve...
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40% Bias Score
Diphtheria Outbreak in Somalia: Urgent Response Needed
A diphtheria outbreak in Somalia is causing deaths among children; a meeting in Mogadishu discussed the rising number of cases and preventative measures.
Diphtheria Outbreak in Somalia: Urgent Response Needed
A diphtheria outbreak in Somalia is causing deaths among children; a meeting in Mogadishu discussed the rising number of cases and preventative measures.
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0% Bias Score
Resurgent Tuberculosis in UK: A 13% Rise in 2023
Anja Madhvani contracted tuberculosis (TB) in 2018 after an ultramarathon in Morocco, highlighting a 13% rise in UK TB cases in 2023—the largest annual increase since 1971—linked to delayed diagnoses and social inequalities.
Resurgent Tuberculosis in UK: A 13% Rise in 2023
Anja Madhvani contracted tuberculosis (TB) in 2018 after an ultramarathon in Morocco, highlighting a 13% rise in UK TB cases in 2023—the largest annual increase since 1971—linked to delayed diagnoses and social inequalities.
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32% Bias Score
Réunion Island Launches Chikungunya Vaccination Campaign Amidst Severe Outbreak
Réunion Island launched a chikungunya vaccination campaign on April 7th, 2025, using 40,000 doses to combat the rapidly spreading virus; over 20,000 cases have been reported since the start of the year, with two deaths and 31 severe cases, prompting the activation of a hospital emergency plan.
Réunion Island Launches Chikungunya Vaccination Campaign Amidst Severe Outbreak
Réunion Island launched a chikungunya vaccination campaign on April 7th, 2025, using 40,000 doses to combat the rapidly spreading virus; over 20,000 cases have been reported since the start of the year, with two deaths and 31 severe cases, prompting the activation of a hospital emergency plan.
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36% Bias Score
Mexico's Tuberculosis Cases Surge in 2025
As of March 15th, 2025, Mexico reported 4,113 tuberculosis cases, exceeding influenza as the second most prevalent disease; Baja California, Nuevo León, and Veracruz have the most cases. This is a seventh of the 2024 total, and 6,000 Mexicans die annually from the disease.
Mexico's Tuberculosis Cases Surge in 2025
As of March 15th, 2025, Mexico reported 4,113 tuberculosis cases, exceeding influenza as the second most prevalent disease; Baja California, Nuevo León, and Veracruz have the most cases. This is a seventh of the 2024 total, and 6,000 Mexicans die annually from the disease.
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36% Bias Score
Michigan Resident Dies from Rabies Contracted Through Organ Transplant
A Michigan resident died of rabies in January 2025 after receiving an infected organ transplant in Ohio in December 2024; health officials say there's no public health risk.
Michigan Resident Dies from Rabies Contracted Through Organ Transplant
A Michigan resident died of rabies in January 2025 after receiving an infected organ transplant in Ohio in December 2024; health officials say there's no public health risk.
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44% Bias Score
China Strengthens Infectious Disease Law
China's revised Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, passed in September 2024 and effective September 1st, 2024, reclassifies 40 infectious diseases, mandates enhanced surveillance, reporting via an online system, and empowers local governments to implement Class A prevention me...
China Strengthens Infectious Disease Law
China's revised Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases, passed in September 2024 and effective September 1st, 2024, reclassifies 40 infectious diseases, mandates enhanced surveillance, reporting via an online system, and empowers local governments to implement Class A prevention me...
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36% Bias Score
Tuberculosis Case Confirmed at Florida High School
A case of active tuberculosis has been confirmed at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, prompting school officials to offer testing to staff and students with parental consent; this follows recent increases in TB cases in Florida and a significant outbreak in Kansas.
Tuberculosis Case Confirmed at Florida High School
A case of active tuberculosis has been confirmed at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, prompting school officials to offer testing to staff and students with parental consent; this follows recent increases in TB cases in Florida and a significant outbreak in Kansas.
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36% Bias Score
Lenacapavir's Promise vs. US Cuts: A Critical Juncture for HIV Eradication
Lenacapavir, a once-yearly HIV injection, demonstrates near-perfect efficacy in preventing new infections (0% in trials) and slashing acquisition risk by 96%, but US cuts to infectious disease programs threaten to hinder global eradication efforts despite Egypt's successful hepatitis C eradication s...
Lenacapavir's Promise vs. US Cuts: A Critical Juncture for HIV Eradication
Lenacapavir, a once-yearly HIV injection, demonstrates near-perfect efficacy in preventing new infections (0% in trials) and slashing acquisition risk by 96%, but US cuts to infectious disease programs threaten to hinder global eradication efforts despite Egypt's successful hepatitis C eradication s...
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56% Bias Score
Canada Urged to Boost Health Research Funding Amidst U.S. Cuts
The Canadian Medical Association Journal calls for increased Canadian health research funding to offset expected U.S. cuts, citing potential threats such as infectious disease outbreaks and a decline in reliable health data.
Canada Urged to Boost Health Research Funding Amidst U.S. Cuts
The Canadian Medical Association Journal calls for increased Canadian health research funding to offset expected U.S. cuts, citing potential threats such as infectious disease outbreaks and a decline in reliable health data.
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36% Bias Score
Rabies Death Highlights Need for Organ Donor Screening Changes
A Michigan resident died of rabies in January 2025 after receiving an organ transplant in Ohio in December 2024; health officials confirmed the transmission occurred via the transplanted organ, and while organ donors are screened for various diseases, rabies testing is not standard.
Rabies Death Highlights Need for Organ Donor Screening Changes
A Michigan resident died of rabies in January 2025 after receiving an organ transplant in Ohio in December 2024; health officials confirmed the transmission occurred via the transplanted organ, and while organ donors are screened for various diseases, rabies testing is not standard.
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48% Bias Score
Suspected Tropical Disease Case Triggers Heemskerk Lockdown
Several streets in Heemskerk, Netherlands were closed after a 37-year-old man who had recently been in West Africa showed symptoms of a possible infectious tropical disease; he was taken to the LUMC hospital, and five contacts are being monitored.
Suspected Tropical Disease Case Triggers Heemskerk Lockdown
Several streets in Heemskerk, Netherlands were closed after a 37-year-old man who had recently been in West Africa showed symptoms of a possible infectious tropical disease; he was taken to the LUMC hospital, and five contacts are being monitored.
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40% Bias Score
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