Flip News — outbreak news https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/outbreak/ The latest Flip News stories on outbreak. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:25 GMT Florida dengue outbreak is largest in continental US in decades, AP reports https://flipnews.co.uk/health/florida-dengue-largest-us-outbreak-decades/ https://flipnews.co.uk/health/florida-dengue-largest-us-outbreak-decades/ Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:35:00 GMT Florida's dengue outbreak has passed 250 locally acquired cases, making it the largest in the continental US since at least the 1940s, the Associated Press reports. Tom Ellery dengue florida outbreak public-health mosquito Associated Press (via Jamaica Gleaner / MedicalXpress) Japan hit by nationwide flu outbreak https://flipnews.co.uk/health/japan-nationwide-flu-outbreak-oct2/ https://flipnews.co.uk/health/japan-nationwide-flu-outbreak-oct2/ Fri, 02 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT Japan's health ministry says flu patient numbers have topped the outbreak threshold in all 47 prefectures, with Okinawa above the warning level of 30. Priya Raman influenza japan health outbreak Jiji Press via Nippon.com Bangladesh measles death toll reaches 1,099 as three more children die https://flipnews.co.uk/health/bangladesh-measles-death-toll-1099/ https://flipnews.co.uk/health/bangladesh-measles-death-toll-1099/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:56:00 GMT Three more children have died with measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh, taking the outbreak's confirmed and suspected death toll to 1,099, health directorate data shows. Sarah Whitfield Bangladesh measles outbreak DGHS public health TBS News DRC Ebola infections cross 8,000 as outbreak death toll nears 4,000 https://flipnews.co.uk/health/drc-ebola-crosses-8000-confirmed-cases/ https://flipnews.co.uk/health/drc-ebola-crosses-8000-confirmed-cases/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:55:00 GMT Confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo have risen above 8,000 for the first time, with 3,901 dead in the largest and deadliest outbreak in the country's history. Sarah Whitfield ebola drc congo outbreak who public-health Reuters, The Times (SA) DR Congo's Ebola outbreak spreads to two new health zones, WHO says https://flipnews.co.uk/health/drc-ebola-spreads-two-new-health-zones/ https://flipnews.co.uk/health/drc-ebola-spreads-two-new-health-zones/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:56:00 GMT WHO says the Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak has reached two more health zones in DR Congo, with 63 now affected across seven provinces Sarah Whitfield ebola dr-congo who outbreak health Al Jazeera Two Florida counties declare emergencies as dengue cases climb to 190 https://flipnews.co.uk/health/florida-dengue-emergency-hillsborough-pinellas/ https://flipnews.co.uk/health/florida-dengue-emergency-hillsborough-pinellas/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Hillsborough and Pinellas counties declared states of local emergency on 24 September as Florida's dengue caseload reached 190, with locally acquired transmission spreading across the Tampa Bay region. Tom Ellery dengue florida outbreak public-health mosquito Hillsborough County / Sarasota Herald-Tribune / Florida Department of Health Bangladesh measles death toll passes 1,076 after 11 more die https://flipnews.co.uk/health/bangladesh-measles-toll-1076/ https://flipnews.co.uk/health/bangladesh-measles-toll-1076/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Eleven more people have died with measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh, taking the combined toll to 1,076, according to DGHS data. Sarah Whitfield measles Bangladesh outbreak DGHS The Daily Star