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Ebola Outbreak in Congo: 37 Confirmed Cases, 19 Deaths
As of September 18, 2024, the Democratic Republic of Congo faces an Ebola outbreak with 37 confirmed cases and 19 deaths, prompting a CDC travel health notice recommending contact avoidance and symptom monitoring for travelers.
Ebola Outbreak in Congo: 37 Confirmed Cases, 19 Deaths
As of September 18, 2024, the Democratic Republic of Congo faces an Ebola outbreak with 37 confirmed cases and 19 deaths, prompting a CDC travel health notice recommending contact avoidance and symptom monitoring for travelers.
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8% Bias Score
Ebola Virus Outbreak in DR Congo Claims 15 Lives
A new Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed at least 15 lives, with the first case identified in August 2024 in a 34-year-old pregnant woman who later died of organ failure; this marks the 16th outbreak in the country since 1976.
Ebola Virus Outbreak in DR Congo Claims 15 Lives
A new Ebola virus outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has claimed at least 15 lives, with the first case identified in August 2024 in a 34-year-old pregnant woman who later died of organ failure; this marks the 16th outbreak in the country since 1976.
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20% Bias Score
EHEC Infections Rise in Thuringia
Thuringia reports 135 EHEC infections by the end of August 2025, exceeding the 125 cases in all of 2024 and significantly higher than the 41 cases in 2023; an outbreak is suspected in a nursing home.
EHEC Infections Rise in Thuringia
Thuringia reports 135 EHEC infections by the end of August 2025, exceeding the 125 cases in all of 2024 and significantly higher than the 41 cases in 2023; an outbreak is suspected in a nursing home.
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24% Bias Score
FoodNet Scales Back Surveillance, Raising Food Safety Concerns
Due to insufficient funding, the FoodNet program, a federal-state partnership monitoring foodborne illnesses affecting 16% of the U.S. population, reduced its surveillance on July 1st to only salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, potentially hindering outbreak response and trend analysis.
FoodNet Scales Back Surveillance, Raising Food Safety Concerns
Due to insufficient funding, the FoodNet program, a federal-state partnership monitoring foodborne illnesses affecting 16% of the U.S. population, reduced its surveillance on July 1st to only salmonella and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, potentially hindering outbreak response and trend analysis.
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40% Bias Score
Italian Food Truck Botulism Outbreak Causes Two Deaths
A botulism outbreak in Italy linked to a food truck caused two deaths and 14 hospitalizations, raising concerns about food safety practices in mobile food vendors, though experts state botulism is rare in the U.S. and often linked to home-canned goods.
Italian Food Truck Botulism Outbreak Causes Two Deaths
A botulism outbreak in Italy linked to a food truck caused two deaths and 14 hospitalizations, raising concerns about food safety practices in mobile food vendors, though experts state botulism is rare in the U.S. and often linked to home-canned goods.
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56% Bias Score
Texas Declares End to Measles Outbreak After 762 Cases
Texas declared its measles outbreak over on August 18, 2025, after 42 days without new cases, following 762 confirmed infections, 99 hospitalizations, and two child deaths, highlighting the contagious nature of the virus and the need for continued vigilance.
Texas Declares End to Measles Outbreak After 762 Cases
Texas declared its measles outbreak over on August 18, 2025, after 42 days without new cases, following 762 confirmed infections, 99 hospitalizations, and two child deaths, highlighting the contagious nature of the virus and the need for continued vigilance.
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40% Bias Score
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Metabolic Meals
A Salmonella outbreak affecting 16 people across 10 states is linked to home-delivered Metabolic Meals consumed during the week of July 28; seven individuals required hospitalization.
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Metabolic Meals
A Salmonella outbreak affecting 16 people across 10 states is linked to home-delivered Metabolic Meals consumed during the week of July 28; seven individuals required hospitalization.
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16% Bias Score
Ebola Outbreak in DRC: 15 Deaths Confirmed, WHO Responds
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Kasai province, with 15 deaths among 28 suspected cases, prompting a WHO response team deployment and medical supply shipment.
Ebola Outbreak in DRC: 15 Deaths Confirmed, WHO Responds
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo confirmed a new Ebola outbreak in Kasai province, with 15 deaths among 28 suspected cases, prompting a WHO response team deployment and medical supply shipment.
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12% Bias Score
EHEC outbreaks in Belgium and Germany
At least four deaths in Belgian nursing homes and 17 cases in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, are linked to EHEC bacterial infections, possibly from contaminated food, while Berlin reports a higher but not unusual number of cases this year due to increased testing.
EHEC outbreaks in Belgium and Germany
At least four deaths in Belgian nursing homes and 17 cases in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, are linked to EHEC bacterial infections, possibly from contaminated food, while Berlin reports a higher but not unusual number of cases this year due to increased testing.
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32% Bias Score
First US Case of Travel-Related New World Screwworm
A Maryland resident contracted a travel-associated New World screwworm infection after returning from El Salvador; this is the first such US case linked to a Central American outbreak that began in early 2023, prompting a US government response involving sterile fly production and enhanced surveilla...
First US Case of Travel-Related New World Screwworm
A Maryland resident contracted a travel-associated New World screwworm infection after returning from El Salvador; this is the first such US case linked to a Central American outbreak that began in early 2023, prompting a US government response involving sterile fly production and enhanced surveilla...
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36% Bias Score
Four Dead in Italy From Botulism Outbreaks
A 62-year-old woman in Sardinia died from botulism, raising Italy's death toll to four; two outbreaks linked to contaminated food are under investigation, highlighting the dangers of improper food preservation.
Four Dead in Italy From Botulism Outbreaks
A 62-year-old woman in Sardinia died from botulism, raising Italy's death toll to four; two outbreaks linked to contaminated food are under investigation, highlighting the dangers of improper food preservation.
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24% Bias Score
New York City Legionnaires' Outbreak: 99 Cases, 4 Deaths
A Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Central Harlem, New York City, has reached 99 cases with 4 deaths, linked to Legionella bacteria in cooling towers; 11 of 12 affected towers have been repaired, and health officials emphasize the outbreak is unrelated to building water supplies.
New York City Legionnaires' Outbreak: 99 Cases, 4 Deaths
A Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Central Harlem, New York City, has reached 99 cases with 4 deaths, linked to Legionella bacteria in cooling towers; 11 of 12 affected towers have been repaired, and health officials emphasize the outbreak is unrelated to building water supplies.
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32% Bias Score
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