Health officials in Ohio and Maryland have confirmed new measles cases, with potential exposure at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. The CDC has urged health providers to watch for fever and rash in people who had traveled overseas. Meanwhile, Brazil and South America are dealing with a surge in dengue fever cases, leading to public health emergencies in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo. The Pan American Health Organization has issued an epidemiological alert about a rise in Oropouche fever cases alongside dengue infections in the Americas region. Concerns about misinformation spreading via wellness influencers and anti-vaccine activists in response to the measles outbreaks are also being raised.
Rio de Janeiro has declared a public health emergency because of an outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever, just days before Carnival celebrations kick off across Brazil. https://t.co/qnYbC19jOf
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Sao Paulo opened an emergency operations center on Tuesday to deal with a surge in dengue fever cases that has hit Brazil and South America just as millions of tourists arrive for carnival celebrations. https://t.co/09NZ41kZtL
In the age of YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, #misinformation is rife. When social media is full of “experts,” who judges what is right and what is wrong? @stokel reports https://t.co/Wp090gg5Jt
🚨 #MysteryDisease outbreak in @Bogota . One patient died of suspected severe acute respiratory infection , possibly Influenza. Reports suggest almost 100 in isolation. https://t.co/2AAa2WPNCI
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Wellness influencers and anti-vaccine activists have reacted to measles outbreaks by spreading misinformation about the disease https://t.co/YTEbJPuzCu
Rio de Janeiro on Monday has declared a public health emergency because of an outbreak of mosquito-borne dengue fever, the city announced Monday, just days before Carnival celebrations kick off across Brazil. https://t.co/s7l7dPhni7
🚨 The Pan American Health Organization (@PAHO) recently posted an epidemiological alert about a rise in #Oropouche fever cases in parts of the Americas region that is occurring alongside a rise in infections involving dengue, which has similar symptoms. https://t.co/5RGa9vOAK0 https://t.co/J76FfJC0WD
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Travelers may have been exposed to measles at CVG airport in Kentucky, officials say. https://t.co/XMXGGeH780 https://t.co/VevvbpInxi
Maryland and Ohio confirm new measles cases The new cases come after the CDC urged health providers to watch for fever and rash in people who had traveled overseas. https://t.co/WoFIKYu1Zm https://t.co/4hDOtb3e1g
Travelers at Cincinnati airport may have been exposed to measles, Ohio health officials warn https://t.co/XWx98nJImb
Travelers may have been exposed to measles at CVG airport in Kentucky, officials say https://t.co/6iYFgMVbcP
#Wellness influencers fueled pandemic #misinformation. Now they’re targeting another crisis https://t.co/86M3h6eqJf