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If ongoing measles outbreaks are not contained by the end of January, the U.S. could lose its elimination status for the disease, reflecting a drop in vaccination rates, experts told ABC News. The U.S ...

The surging number of measles cases around the world is a stark warning sign that outbreaks of other vaccine-preventable diseases could be next, the World Health Organization warned Friday. “It’s ...

As the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is poised to declare its latest Ebola outbreak over, a former US government official who led the response to the deadly virus in 2014 has warned that future ...

The number of babies hospitalized with infant botulism has increased. A total of 51 infants have now been hospitalized amid an outbreak of infant botulism, a type of severe illness caused by botulinum ...

A nasty, highly contagious virus is spreading across the country ahead of the holiday season — and it’s not the flu or Covid. Norovirus, also called the “winter vomiting disease,” has been rising ...

It will be the Ducks vs. the Dukes at Autzen Stadium. Oregon earned the No. 5 seed in the upcoming 12-team College Football Playoff and will host No. 12 James Madison in a first-round game at 4:30 p.m ...

It's a bright Thursday morning in Maceió, in eastern Brazil. Ruty Pereira has no shortage of tasks to keep her busy at home. But here she is, seated in the front row of a meeting at her local ...