The CDC's updated threats report estimates 9.7 million drug-resistant infections and 50,800 deaths a year in the US, far above its 2019 figures, though the agency says the reports are not directly comparable.
The CDC counted 4,588 confirmed measles cases as of Oct. 22, more than double all of 2025. Pennsylvania has confirmed more than 1,300 cases and five deaths, and a CDC officer has joined its response.
CDC's FluView for the week ending October 17 shows flu rising earlier than usual, with the highest week-41 hospitalization rate since 2010-11 and H1N1 making up 99% of subtyped viruses.
A Yakima County dairy worker has a mild H5N1 infection after contact with infected cows. ECDC counts 72 US human cases since April 2024; WHO logged new H5N1 and H9N2 cases in Asia.
