Los Angeles County has declared a communitywide outbreak of hepatitis A, a contagious viral disease that can lead to lasting liver damage or even death.

A norovirus outbreak on a Princess Cruises ship last week caused 82 people to suffer vomiting and diarrhea on their nearly three-week-long journey from California to Florida, health officials said.

Which cucumbers and cucumber products have been recalled? Florida-based PennRose Farms recalled 1,152 cases of cucumbers supplied to them from Fresh Start Produce Sales in a notice on May 21. The ...

The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the ongoing mpox outbreak in Africa a global health emergency, the highest level of alarm under international health law. It follows a public ...

The measles outbreak in the US has now climbed to nearly 900 cases across 30 states -- a more than threefold increase from the total case count in 2024, the CDC reported Friday.

The CDC had previously begun tracking the same outbreak in 2018, with 20 cases cropping up throughout 2024 and 2025. During the prior investigations, epidemiologists were unable to identify the ...

The measles outbreak that originated in Texas is now the largest single outbreak since the United States declared the disease eliminated in 2000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The outbreak, which was traced to a grower in Florida, has spread to 18 states, according to the C.D.C. Several distributors and stores, including Target, have recalled products containing cucumbers.

The Texas measles outbreak that started in January has grown to 481 confirmed cases as of Friday, April 4, with at least 59 new infections this week. Of the 481 measles cases, 157 have been in ...

The measles outbreak in 2019 ended only after an aggressive, 11-month public health campaign that involved hundreds of experts, more than $8 million in health department spending, and, in some ...

The measles outbreak in Texas has surged to 561 cases, an increase of 20 cases since mid-April. The CDC will reportedly send more personnel to Texas in response.

The outbreak has spread to at least New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas. New Mexico reports 63 cases, five hospitalizations, and one death. Kansas reports 37 cases and one hospitalization.