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7 articles Last updated: 31 Jul 2026 2 sections
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Connected topics CDC Bourbon virus lone star tick tick-borne disease New York vaccine policy
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Dorsal view of an adult female lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum, the species linked to Bourbon virus transmission in the United States. Photo: James Gathany, CDC / Wikimedia Commons, public domain
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Bourbon Virus Cases Widen as Lone Star Tick Pushes North

New York recorded its first confirmed Bourbon virus infection in 2026, twelve years after the tick-borne pathogen was isolated in Kansas. Three patients have died.

31 Jul 2026 ·14 min read

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Children receiving treatment during a disease outbreak at a hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: California Department of Public Health, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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CDC Sees No Unusual H5N1 Signal at Home as Bird-Flu Deaths Climb Abroad

US flu surveillance registered no unusual avian influenza A(H5) activity in people through July 6, 2026, even as a dozen human H5N1 infections and three deaths accumulated overseas.

6 Jul 2026 ·6 min read
A vial and syringe of measles vaccine on a clinical tray. Photo: U.S. Navy photo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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CDC Tally Puts 2026 Measles Within Reach of a Post-1991 Record

Federal case counts show 2026 measles activity has almost matched the whole of 2025 with the summer transmission window still open, raising the prospect of a new post-1991 record and a threat to US elimination status.

6 Jul 2026 ·6 min read
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