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Global childhood immunization levels stalled in 2023, leaving many without life-saving protection: New data reveal nearly 3 in 4 infants live in countries where low vaccine coverage is driving measles outbreaks





Whooping cough is skyrocketing in King County: In the first half of 2024, 101 cases of pertussis, also known as ” whooping cough,” were reported in King County—more than three times the number of cases reported in all of 2023.


As COVID cases rise, San Diego County Public Health encourages vaccinations, testing: To boost access to tests, the county has expanded the availability of no-cost testing at local public health centers.


UKHSA encourages timely vaccination as whooping cough cases rise - Sadly, there have been 9 infant deaths since the current outbreak began in November last year (one in December 2023 and 8 between January to end May 2024).

First Texas Case of West Nile Virus and a Global Increase in Dengue Virus Cases Highlights Need for Mosquito Precautions: 10 travel-associated dengue cases for 2024 | Texas DSHS



Flu cases surging in NSW, health bosses say: Cases of Whooping Cough are also on the up, especially in children aged five to 14. Plus there have been "unseasonably high presentations to emergency departments" for pneumonia and children and young adults.

Eurosurveillance | Pathogen prioritisation for wastewater surveillance ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, France -poliovirus, influenza A virus, influenza B virus, mpox virus, SARS-CoV-2 and measles virus.




Researchers observe Mayaro and chikungunya viruses circulating at the same time in the Brazilian Amazon: co-circulation of these two arboviruses points to the need for augmented molecular and genomic surveillance, and for a more refined diagnostic methodology using tests like RT-PCR