Increases in Kratom-Related Reports to Poison Centers - National Poison Data System, United States, 2015-2025
This report describes kratom-related exposures in the United States from 2015-2024.
Outbreaks, advisories, and public-health updates from the CDC, WHO, and NLM.
This report describes kratom-related exposures in the United States from 2015-2024.
There is an outbreak of meningococcal disease in the Mangembo Health Zone of Kongo Central Province. The best way to protect yourself is to get meningococcal vaccination.
This report describes early detection and surveillance of the SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.3.2.
An increased number of cases of yellow fever have been reported throughout Venezuela.
This report describes interim estimates of 2025-26 flu vaccine effectiveness in California during October 2025-January 2026.
This report describes interim estimates of 2025-26 seasonal flu vaccine effectiveness.
This report describes a measles outbreak in New Mexico in 2025.
NIOSH will kick off the agency's annual mobile health screenings for coal miners this month
There is an outbreak of chikungunya in Mayotte. You can protect yourself by preventing mosquito bites.
CDC reaffirmed its commitment to protecting communities across the United States
Some international destinations have circulating poliovirus. Before any international travel, make sure you are up to date on your polio vaccines. Country List : Afghanistan, Algeria, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia, Yemen, Sudan, Guinea, Angola, Senegal, Ethiopia, Republic of South Sudan, Djibouti, Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, Germany, Poland, United Kingdom, including England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, Burkina Faso, Papua New Guinea, Central African Republic, Tanzania, including Zanzibar…
This report describes exposures to chemical munitions during commercial fishing operations.
HHS and CDC today announced the appointment of two new members to the CDC ACIP.
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, today concluded the first day of his two-day State visit to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, underscoring the strong partnership between WHO and Jordan across the areas of universal health coverage (UHC), mental health and humanitarian health action.
CDC announced Dr. Ralph Abraham stepped down as Principal Deputy Director, effective immediately.
There is an outbreak of chikungunya in Suriname. You can protect yourself by preventing mosquito bites.
Three people have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.
There is an outbreak of chikungunya in Santa Cruz and Cochabamba Departments, Bolivia. You can protect yourself by preventing mosquito bites.
There is an outbreak of chikungunya in Seychelles. You can protect yourself by preventing mosquito bites.
There are outbreaks of clade II monkeypox in Ghana and Liberia, where monkeypox is endemic. Country List : Ghana, Liberia
WHO regrets the United States’ notification of withdrawal from WHO – a decision that makes both the United States and the world less safe. The notification of withdrawal raises issues that will be considered by the WHO Executive Board at its regular meeting starting on 2 February and by the World Health Assembly at its annual meeting in May 2026.
A case of rabies has been reported in a traveler from Morocco. Travelers potentially exposed to rabies in Morocco should immediately seek medical care. Upon returning home, travelers should follow up with their health care provider as soon as possible.
Illness and death due to Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) have been reported in the northern region of Mexico along the U.S. border, particularly in Baja California, Sonora, Chihuahua, Coahuila, and Nuevo León.
Areas in several countries are reporting a low number of cases of Oropouche. Oropouche is spread primarily through the bites of infected midges (small flies) and mosquitoes. Country List : Brazil, Peru, Cuba, Panama