Zimbabwe have launched a cholera vaccination campaign, planning to immunise over two million people against cholera - a waterborne disease. Health workers will be focussing on schoolchildren and door-to-door initiatives covering 2

The CDC have reported a cluster of skin infections across nine states - diagnosed as non-tuberculosis mycobacteria (NTM) - are linked to cosmetic surgery procedures and gaps in infection control at a clinic in Florida. 

Switzerland's famed Zurich hospitality management school, Ecole Hotelier de Lausanne (EHL), has had to close for 2 weeks after cases of measles were discovered among students.

Brazil has declared a health emergency as the country struggles with a massive dengue fever outbreak just before the Rio de Janeiro Carnival.

The Ministry of Health of the Republic of Liberia today has begun their malaria vaccination program with 112,000 doses of Mosquirix™ (RTS,S) malaria vaccine.

In response to a deadly hepatitis E outbreak in South Sudan, MSF has launched a vaccination campaign in collaboration with the Ministry of Health to provide protection to women and girls, who are at greatest risk of death from the disease. 

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) has confirmed one case of measles in a resident who travelled through Los Angeles International (LAX) airport while infectious all passengers who may have come in contact with the

The national disaster management agency has been mobilised in Zambia to contend with the ongoing cholera outbreak. The Health Ministry says cholera has been detected in nearly half of the country's districts and nine out of 10 provinces.

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has released an epidemiologic alert regarding measles, cautioning about persistent issues related to insufficient vaccine coverage, a worldwide surge in cases, and recent notifications of imported cases

Costa Rica is still contending with a dengue fever outbreak, with both classic and haemorrhagic cases. The Costa Rica Health Ministry has had 1,076 cases reported so far his year.