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US Measles Map--cases spreading to Tennessee

Tue, 2025-03-25 10:11 — mike kraft

US measles map shows cases spreading to new state The number of cases this year has already surpassed the number of cases recorded for the entirety of last year, when there were 285 cases reported. Newsweek

Tennessee has confirmed its first case of measles for this year amid the outbreak of the virus that has hit a number of states across the country. ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 95 percent of the confirmed cases in 2025 involved individuals who were either unvaccinated or had an unknown vaccination status.

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TB cases continue to rise in the U.S. and Europe

Mon, 2025-03-24 17:10 — mike kraft

Tuberculosis cases in the US rose to their highest levels in more than a dozen years Tuberculosis continued to rise again in the U.S. last year, reaching its highest levels in more than a dozen years. AP News

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‘Measles is only a plane flight away’--doctors

Mon, 2025-03-24 16:52 — mike kraft

‘Measles is only a plane flight away’: As outbreak surges, experts warn against global health funding cuts | CNN Although measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, it still rages on in many parts of the world. With decreasing vaccination rates across the US, experts say, imported cases can have large consequences. Neha Mukherjee CNN

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Although measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000, it still rages on in many parts of the world. With decreasing vaccination rates across the US, experts say, imported cases can have large consequences.

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Scientists critize RFK JR's proposal to let bird flu spread naturally to obtain herd immunity

Fri, 2025-03-21 17:59 — mike kraft

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services suggests letting bird flu spread naturally through poultry farms A controversial proposal from U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to let bird flu naturally spread through poultry farms is raising alarms among scientists, who say the move ... I. Edwards Phys.org

A controversial proposal from U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to let bird flu naturally spread through poultry farms is raising alarms among scientists, who say the move could be inhumane and dangerous.

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