E1isEach episode covers the week's significant disease outbreak developments worldwide — new pathogens identified, active epidemic spreads, cross-border transmission alerts, and emerging threats to public health.
A PHEIC has been declared for a new Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the DRC and Uganda. The hantavirus cruise ship cluster reaches 10 cases and 3 deaths. A novel recombinant mpox strain emerges globally. H5N1 avian influenza continues sporadic human cases in the US and globally.
This week: a hantavirus cluster aboard a cruise ship spans six countries; Nipah virus resurfaces in India's West Bengal; H5N1 avian influenza continues its global spread with a fatality in Bangladesh; measles hits 30-year highs in the US; and the global disease burden of cholera and chikungunya in 2025 put into context.
