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Outbreak Outlook - May 24

Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in the DRC declared a public health emergency, with ~750 suspected cases and no approved vaccine. At home, respiratory viruses are low but norovirus stays elevated in the Sou…

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Outbreak Outlook - May 17

Updates on the hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks, plus seasonal respiratory viruses.

May 18·7 min read·1291 words

Outbreak Outlook - May 10

Flu, Covid-19 and RSV all quiet. Updates on the hantavirus outbreak.

May 11·1 min read·16 words

Outbreak Outlook - May 3

Respiratory pathogens quiet; rotavirus very high.

May 3·1 min read·11 words

How respiratory viruses transmit

Why some viruses spread easily and others don’t, and what it means for prevention

Apr 22·1 min read·18 words

Outbreak Outlook - April 19

Improvements seen in influenza, Covid-19 and RSV.

Apr 19·1 min read·12 words

Outbreak Outlook - April 12

Flu hangs on in the Northeast; RSV finally quiets; Covid-19 activity low.

Apr 12·1 min read·17 words

Why you can't always know your virus

How surveillance, testing, and new technologies reveal what’s really circulating  

Apr 7·1 min read·17 words

Outbreak Outlook - April 5

Flu B still active in the Northeast; RSV activity high but declining.

Apr 5·1 min read·17 words

The "Cicada" Variant: What We Know

Here is what we know about a new Covid-19 variant in the headlines, nicknamed 'cicada'.

Apr 1·1 min read·21 words