Agence France-Presse: Myanmar floods force tens of thousands from homes (8/8). Associated Press: U.N. food agency to boost aid for 4 Central American countries (8/9). BBC News: Kenya’s new breast milk bank in bid to reduce infant mortality (Odhiambo/Panyanko, 8/9). The BMJ: Malaria outbreak in Burundi reaches epidemic levels with…

The Telegraph: A ‘perfect storm’: the steady rise of dengue fever worldwide “Dengue outbreaks are spreading across the globe thanks to a ‘perfect storm’ of climate change, rapid urbanization, and intercontinental travel, experts have warned. So far this year 1.6 million cases of the mosquito-borne fever have been reported in…

Al Jazeera: Why is Bangladesh grappling with a record dengue fever outbreak? (Mahmud, 8/7). CIDRAP News: MERS analysis highlights concerns over health care spread (Schnirring, 8/7). NPR: This Handy New Device Might Help KO Cholera (Palca/Neilson, 8/7). NPR: A Doctor’s Insights Into Gun Violence And Gun Laws Around The World…

The Guardian: Burundi malaria outbreak at epidemic levels as half of population infected “A serious outbreak of malaria in Burundi has reached epidemic proportions, killing almost as many people as the Ebola crisis in the nearby Democratic Republic of the Congo. The outbreak in the tiny Great Lakes country has…

Fox News: Philippines declares national epidemic as Dengue fever cases rise past 145,000 (Dedaj, 8/6). The Guardian: Philippines declares epidemic after dengue fever kills more than 600 (Ellis-Peterson, 8/7). The Hill: Philippines declares epidemic after more than 600 die from dengue fever (Pitofsky, 8/6). USA TODAY: After over 600 deaths,…

BBC News: Philippines declares dengue epidemic as deaths surge “The Philippines has declared a ‘national dengue epidemic’ after at least 622 people lost their lives from the mosquito-borne disease this year. At least 146,000 cases were recorded from January to 20 July — a 98% increase on the same period…

Moscow Times: HIV-Related Deaths on the Rise in Russia — Health Ministry “More people have died from HIV-related causes in Russia last year than in 2017 as the country grapples with a rise in infections, according to Health Ministry data cited by the Kommersant business daily on Wednesday…” (7/31). TASS:…

Agence France-Presse: DR Congo Ebola epidemic spreads as second Goma patient dies, third case is confirmed “An Ebola epidemic in eastern DR Congo continues to spread, with two deaths and another diagnosis reported this week in the city of Goma. Rwanda closed its frontier with the country on Thursday over…

Bloomberg Law: Overdue Outbreak Detection System Leaves Patchwork Defense “The U.S. should have had a nationwide network to monitor for the next viral outbreak or biological threat a decade ago. It still doesn’t. … The agency responsible for making that system happen, the HHS, is more than a decade overdue…

Associated Press: 2nd confirmed Ebola case in Congo’s city of Goma dies “The man who became the second confirmed Ebola case in Congo’s major crossroads city of Goma has died, officials said Wednesday, adding that he may never have known he had the virus. The second case renewed fears in…