Health

5 years ago, the WHO declared COVID a pandemic. Heres a look at the disease by the numbers

Tuesday, March 11 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- Tuesday marks five years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the global outbreak of COVID-19 to be a pandemic.Since then, millions... Read More.

CDC asks researchers to assess how their projects align with Trump administration priorities

Monday, March 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sent a survey on March 6 asking some federally funded researchers to assess how their... Read More.

40 new cases of measles reported in Texas as outbreak grows to 198: Officials

Friday, March 7 by ABC News

(GAINES COUNTY, Texas) -- The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in western Texas has grown to 198, with 40 cases reported... Read More.

Over a dozen new measles cases in Texas outbreak in less than a week: Officials

Tuesday, March 4 by ABC News

(TEXAS) -- The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in Texas has grown to 159 -- an increase of 13 cases in the... Read More.

CDC says it is monitoring unknown disease in Congo

Monday, March 3 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is closely monitoring an unknown disease that has killed dozens in the Democratic Republic of... Read More.

Amid growing Texas outbreak, how contagious is measles?

Saturday, March 1 by ABC News

Measles virus particle, illustration. (Photo by KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Via Getty)(NEW YORK) -- Measles has been spreading across the U.S. for the last several... Read More.

Texas measles outbreak grows to 146 cases, children and teens most impacted

Friday, February 28 by ABC News

(GAINES COUNTY, Texas) -- The number of measles cases associated with an outbreak in western Texas has grown to 146, according to new data... Read More.