A Florida college has reported more than 40 measles cases
A measles outbreak at a private college in southwest Florida is raising new concerns about how quickly the virus can spread.
Feb 17, 2026
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Arizona confirms measles case in ICE custody as state total rises
Arizona health officials are responding after a person held at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in the state tested positive for measles.
Feb 2, 2026
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When measles hit West Texas, school absences soared and it wasn't just sick kids who were out
When a measles outbreak hit West Texas this year, school absences surged to levels far beyond the number of children who likely became sick, according to a study, as students were excluded or kept home by their families to ...
Dec 17, 2025
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South Carolina measles quarantine soars beyond 300 people
Fifteen new cases of measles have been reported in the Upstate since Dec. 9, more schools have had infected students, 303 people are in quarantine and 13 are in isolation, the South Carolina Department of Public Health reported ...
Dec 15, 2025
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South Carolina places 254 in quarantine as measles cases surge
South Carolina health officials say a measles outbreak is growing amid holiday travel and low vaccination rates, and they warn the spread could continue for weeks.
Dec 13, 2025
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SC department of health reports more cases of measles; some stemming from school
More than a dozen new cases of measles in the Upstate have been reported to the South Carolina Department of Public Health since the day after Thanksgiving.
Dec 3, 2025
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Zombies, jiangshi, draugrs, revenants: Monster lore is filled with metaphors for public health
Imagine a city street at dusk, silent save for the rising sound of a collective guttural moan. Suddenly, a horde of ragged, bloodied creatures appear, their feet shuffling along the pavement, their hollow eyes locked on fleeing ...
Oct 16, 2025
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How human behavior, lockdowns and restrictions shaped COVID-19's spread
University of Kansas researcher Folashade Agusto trained as an applied mathematician, though today she's an associate professor of ecology & evolutionary biology. She uses that mathematical training and computers to model ...
Sep 24, 2025
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Measles cases are in 34 states with North Dakota now the focus
As super-contagious measles continues to spread and nears a six-year U.S. record, cases in its original epicenter of West Texas may be subsiding as hesitant residents become more concerned and willing to vaccinate, while ...
Jun 16, 2025
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COVID-19 death tolls in Europe highlight stark regional differences in 2020 and 2021
The political decisions made during 2020 and 2021 to combat the COVID-19 pandemic profoundly altered daily life. Professionally, societies faced partial unemployment and widespread adoption of remote work; personally, individuals ...
May 19, 2025
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