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The CDC says it is closely monitoring a suspected pneumonic plague outbreak in Russia after the unexplained death of a 28-year-old laboratory worker in Siberia. Russian authorities have quarantined a hospital in the Irkutsk region and placed nearly 200 people under medical observation, while the U.S. is pressing Moscow for more information.
The US CDC has removed two Pennsylvania measles-related deaths from its national tally, prompting a dispute with state health officials. The move comes amid the country's worst measles outbreak in 35 years and raises concerns about federal interference in public health.
A new CDC model projects that the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa could rival the 2014-2016 epidemic with up to 20,000 cases. Experts stress the uncertainty of predictions, noting limited data and conflict complicating response efforts.
An American missionary infected with Ebola in the DRC is being transferred to Germany for treatment, the CDC confirmed. The death toll from the outbreak has reached 134, with over 500 suspected cases, as WHO warns of the outbreak's scale and speed.
