Measles outbreak in Ohio: update

On March 25, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) announced a measles outbreak in Ashtabula County, with 10 reported cases. All infected people were...

Haiti: gang violence limits UN response to cholera outbreak

On April 7, the UN warned that deadly gang violence and underfunding are limiting its response to a worsening cholera outbreak in Haiti. The...

Utah: harmful pollutants found in urban dust along Wasatch Front

A recently published study from the University of Utah found the presence of harmful pollutants like arsenic and lead in airborne dust along the...

Mysterious skin disease in Ghana: 46 cases

Local authorities in Ghana’s Volta Region are calling for government support to deal with the outbreak of a mysterious skin disease. The outbreak mainly...

Poland: MARIA research reactor closed after licence expiration

The MARIA research reactor at the National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ – Narodowym Centrum Badan Jadrowych) in Otwock, Swierk, has temporarily closed after...

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