Outbreak

• The CDC, FDA, and state public health officials are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Javiana infections reported in August 2026. • Epidemiological data has linked the current outbreak to the consumption of jalapenos. • This investigation is critical to identify the specific source of contamination and prevent further illnesses across multiple states.

• The CDC has expanded the largest known cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states, adding Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, and North Carolina to the list. • Health officials have traced the illnesses to shredded iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico. • This expansion highlights a significant food safety failure and the wide geographic reach of contaminated produce distributed across the U.S.

• Health Canada has authorized Moderna to begin a clinical trial for an mRNA vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo strain of the Ebola virus. • The trial aims to combat a significant and ongoing outbreak of the virus currently surging throughout the Democratic Republic of the Congo. • This authorization is critical as it leverages mRNA technology to provide a rapid response to a deadly pathogen in a region facing a public health crisis.

Cases have passed 4,000 and health watchdog plans to go door to door to find patients in major response escalationThe virus causing a massive outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo could be mutating, health officials fear, as confirmed cases pass 4,000.Africa’s public health watchdog said the time for incremental action was over, as they announced plans to scale up every aspect of the response and go “door to door” looking for patients. Continue reading...

As Australia prepares for the H5 bird flu to potentially rip through hundreds of species, residents of the Limestone Coast are already seeing the impactsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt’s only been three weeks since H5 bird flu was detected on South Australia’s Limestone Coast, and already encounters with sick or dead birds are becoming commonplace.Maureen Christie, who lives in the seaside town of Carpenter Rocks, has been observing and protecting birds in the region for decades. She is now witnessing many stricken and suffering. Continue reading...

• Two people in Michigan have died following a cyclospora outbreak, marking the first confirmed fatalities related to the microscopic parasite in the United States. • State health officials noted that while cyclosporiasis is rarely life-threatening, these deaths involved individuals with significant underlying health conditions. • The fatalities were attributed to severe dehydration caused by diarrhea, which exacerbated the patients' existing medical vulnerabilities.

Six additional states caught up in investigation after Michigan reported first two US deaths linked to diseaseThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reportedly expanded the largest known cyclosporiasis outbreak to 15 states.The alleged expansion includes the addition of six states, according to the Washington Post, which cited three people familiar with the matter. Those states include Arkansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire and North Carolina, according to a fourth person familiar who spoke to the paper. Continue reading...

Restaurant chain pulls peppers ‘out of an abundance of caution’ as salmonella outbreak sickens 100 peopleChipotle said on Tuesday ⁠it had removed jalapeños from some of the chain’s restaurants after identifying ⁠the peppers as ⁠a ​potential ingredient tied to a salmonella outbreak, replacing them ⁠with supplies from different growers.The company said it ​began tracing ‌ingredients through its supply ‌chain after learning of a ‌potential outbreak and identified jalapeños from a common lot as a possible source. Continue reading...