Outbreaks

Articles related to disease outbreaks.

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The left drawing shows the mummy of Huayna Cápac, leader of the Inca Empire, being carried from Quito to Cuzco. The right drawing illustrates a class of scholars that specialised in knotting and reading khipus, the knots-based writing artifacts with which Incas recorded knowledge. Credit: Felipe Guamán Poma de Ayala. Nueva corónica y buen gobierno. 1615. Royal Library of Denmark, Copenhagen, Gl. kgl. S. 2232, fols. 379 and 362. Courtesy of the Royal Library of Denmark, Copenhagen.

What – or who – wiped out most of the indigenous people of the Americas?

26 Oct 2026

14 min read

Outbreaks

How was rinderpest eradicated?

24 Sep 2026

17 min read

Outbreaks

Disease outbreaks may cost the world 17,500 health workers each year

23 Sep 2026

4 min read

Outbreaks Research summary

Measles cases in the Americas have almost tripled already in 2026 compared to the number recorded for the whole of 2025, as vaccine coverage declines. Copyright: Enlace Latino NC CC BY-ND 4.0 Deed

Measles vaccine push urged in Americas after World Cup

21 Sep 2026

5 min read

Cross-posts Measles Outbreaks

Mrs Oyebimpe Oyegunle, Assistant Director of Nursing Services, FMC Owo. Credit: David Akinadewo-Adekahunsi

How Ondo State is confronting Nigeria’s changing Lassa fever threat

14 Sep 2026

9 min read

Lassa fever Outbreaks

How a new global mpox vaccine stockpile could help the world respond faster to outbreaks

3 Sep 2026

5 min read

Mpox Outbreaks

Keralam’s public healthcare system has been successfully detecting Shigella cases and stopping their spread. Credit: Jeff Joseph Paul

How Keralam, India, tackles a monsoon Shigella spike

1 Sep 2026

7 min read

Shigella Outbreaks Health worker heroes

People queuing at Ndirande Health Centre. Credit: Benson Kunchezera

Malawi is battling a renewed measles outbreak

31 Aug 2026

4 min read

Measles Outbreaks Spotlight on measles

Health workers attending to patients at the MSF Cholera Treatment Centre in Maiduguri. Credit: MSF

Nigeria's Borno State is wrestling its worst cholera outbreak in two decades

20 Aug 2026

7 min read

Cholera Outbreaks

The Ebola situation is grave; we must use every tool we have to save lives

18 Aug 2026

4 min read

Ebola Outbreaks

Photo by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on Unsplash

AI‑designed viruses are a test of whether biosecurity can keep pace

17 Aug 2026

5 min read

Cross-posts AI Outbreaks

Conflicts can spread infectious diseases while making outbreaks harder to detect

30 Jul 2026

5 min read

Cross-posts Conflict & humanitarian Outbreaks

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