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As the largest World Cup ever kicks off, health officials are focused on more than Ebola

As athletes and millions of fans gear up for the FIFA World Cup starting next week, global health officials are preparing for a high-stakes challenge of their own: protecting against infectious diseases. For the first time, the tournament will span 16 host cities across three countries — the United States, Canada and Mexico — and feature 48 teams, making it the largest World Cup in history. The event also comes amid an Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda that the World Health Organization has...

CNBC 7d ago

State trooper guards and daily fever checks: Some hantavirus cruise passengers go home

Five of the 18 U.S. cruise ship passengers quarantined in Nebraska went home Monday, halfway through their quarantine after being exposed to hantavirus aboard the MV Hondius, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention spokesperson said. The five passengers were permitted to leave under the condition that they stay home — no quick runs for takeout or trips to the grocery store — for the second half of the virus’s full 42-day quarantine period, set to end on June 22. The CDC said all of the...

NBC News 10d ago

Why measles and flu — not Ebola — are front of mind for doctors ahead of the World Cup

The World Cup is presenting a unique challenge for public health officials. Dozens of teams from around the globe — along with millions of their dedicated fans — will descend on major U.S. cities in the coming weeks. It’s the largest in FIFA history, with 39 teams setting up training camps in the United States.

NBC News 6d ago

California neighborhood on alert after bat found near sidewalk tests positive for rabies virus

A rabid bat found near a California neighborhood has prompted health officials to urge residents to avoid contact with wildlife and seek immediate medical attention if they believe they may have been exposed. On May 26, a bat was found near Palo Verde Common in South Fremont, close to a sidewalk and "within reachable distance of pedestrians and animals," the Fremont Police Department said. Alameda County Vector Control confirmed Thursday that the bat tested positive for rabies.

Fox News 11d ago

3 new Ebola vaccines are being fast-tracked amid the current outbreak — when could they be ready?

3 new Ebola vaccines are being fast-tracked amid the current outbreak — when could they be ready? The Bundibugyo virus driving the current Ebola outbreak has no approved vaccine, but researchers are leveraging decades of vaccine innovation in an effort to change that. The Ebola outbreak in Central Africa was declared a public health emergency of international concern in May, and since then, over 900 suspected cases and 200 deaths have been reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

Live Science 2d ago

Prisoner at San Quentin may have hantavirus, authorities say

Prisoner at San Quentin may have hantavirus, authorities say Prisons became hotbeds of infection during the Covid-19 pandemic, but person-to-person spread of the hantavirus is rare - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments A prison in California said on Wednesday that an inmate has possibly contracted hantavirus. The San Quentin Rehabilitation Center confirmed that a 38-year-old inmate at the facility has contracted a possible case of hantavirus. The situation was first reported on Monday, but the...

The Independent World 3h ago

Smoke engulfed their cities. Did it make their children sick?

Mothers fear children's chronic illnesses are linked to bushfire smoke during pregnancy Sun 31 May 2026 at 5:16am Six years after Black Summer bushfires, parents and doctors face an unsettling question: What does bushfire smoke do to babies in the womb? This story is a collaboration between the ABC's climate team and climate media organisation Grist. They never thought the fires would reach them.

ABC Australia 12d ago

At least 3.5 million people have lost food stamp access as Trump's 'big beautiful bill' cuts take effect, analysis finds

Consumers are facing price pressures as the costs of groceries and gas rise. The pace of inflation is expected to increase in the coming months, according to the Survey of Professional Forecasters, a quarterly macroeconomic survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. Meanwhile, there has been a "remarkable increase in food insecurity," the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said in a recent blog post, as people cope with higher costs and the loss of federal aid.

CNBC 12d ago

Adults should have no more than one drink a day, a team of scientists says

Americans should limit their alcohol consumption to no more than one drink per day, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. The recommendation — from an international team of scientists — differs from the U.S. dietary guidelines, both past and present. Previous guidelines recommended a daily limit of two alcoholic drinks for men and one for women.

NBC News 2d ago

Michigan lawmaker moves to shut down 'guardrail-free' cash handout program for new mothers

A Michigan state lawmaker is taking aim at a taxpayer-funded cash assistance program for pregnant mothers, calling it "bad policy" and demanding changes to how millions of dollars are distributed. "The reason I don't think it's good policy is because we are asking taxpayers to put money on the table with no guardrails, with no independent analysis of whether it is actually accomplishing anything," House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Jay DeBoyer, R-Clay Township, told Fox News Digital....

Fox News 8h ago