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The Norovirus Variant That Stumps Hand Sanitizer Is Surging Through Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago — And Your Kitchen Sponge May Be Part of the Problem

05.27.2026 10:50 AM

A new GII.17 subvariant has driven norovirus to decade-high levels across major U.S. cities. With 45% higher wastewater concentrations than last November and 1,194 outbreaks already this season, the CDC's 'winter vomiting bug' is proving it has no respect for the calendar.

1,952 Measles Cases and Counting: America's Two Biggest Cities Are No Longer Just Bystanders

05.27.2026 10:46 AM

With 40 jurisdictions reporting confirmed infections and 29 active outbreaks in 2026, New York City and Los Angeles are now confirmed hotspots — and the U.S. faces losing its measles elimination status for the first time in 25 years.

West Nile Is Back in Texas — And This Time It's Already Neuroinvasive

05.27.2026 10:41 AM

Houston's Harris County records the state's first human case of 2026. Dallas, San Antonio, Fort Worth mosquito pools are positive. No vaccine exists. Mosquito season has barely started.

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