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Over the past five years, healthcare resources have been concentrated on a novel disease. Meanwhile, the leading historical cause of respiratory disease has spread significantly worldwide, affecting millions of unvaccinated children, including those in the United States.

With twelve norovirus outbreaks already confirmed in 2025, the cruise ship industry is on pace to set an unfortunate record without the availability of a preventive vaccine.
Last year, 18 norovirus outbreaks were confirmed on U.S.-based cruises. 
According to a U.S. CDC Emerging Infectious Disease report (Volume 31, Number 4—April 2025), foodborne pathogens, led by norovirus, have impacted people's health for years.

Prevalence and severity of refractive astigmatism and corneal astigmatism increased among schoolchildren

When the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed at the end of 2024 that poliovirus detections and polio outbreaks remained a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, various agencies reviewed options to end this vaccine-preventable disease.
This WHO summary report from the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on Immunization (SAGE) meeting on March 13, 2025, is now available for the general public's review.

For about 200 years, health organizations like the World Health Organization (WHO) have confirmed Chikungunya virus transmissions. In 2024, outbreaks reached an unfortunate level in the Region of the Americas.
Last year, 425,138 Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) cases and 236 associated fatalities were reported by the Pan American Health Organization. This year has started with over 55,000 cases as of early March.
The vast majority of the infections were in unvaccinated people.

With the theme "Yes! We Can End TB: Commit, Invest, Deliver," World Tuberculosis Day 2025 highlights a rallying cry for urgency, accountability, and hope.
Scheduled for March 24, 2025, World Tuberculosis Day 2025 activities amplify the urgency of ending tuberculosis outbreaks, the world's deadliest infectious disease, responsible for over 1 million people annually, devastatingly impacting families and communities.

With the World Health Organization (WHO) and over 100 countries reporting Dengue cases in 2025 and classifying Dengue outbreaks as a grade 3 global emergency, the new U.S. CDC Travel Health Advisory appears to be under-highlighting this global health issue.
On March 20, 2025, the CDC only identified 16 countries with higher-than-expected Dengue cases among U.S. travelers returning from those countries.

In recent study, 9 percent of participants taking placebo developed COVID-19 versus 2.9 percent of people taking ensitrelvir

Millions of couples vacation in the Caribbean, where Dengue virus is endemic. While visiting these countries, some women have gotten vaccinated with the second-generation Dengue vaccine, which is not an authorized use.
TAK-003 (QDENGA) vaccination is authorized in about 40 countries in 2025 but is contraindicated during pregnancy and lactation. 

With about 390,000 worldwide tennis fans attending the Miami Open 2025 tennis tournament, most Florida visitors are unaware of ongoing mosquito-transmitted health risks in late March.
The Miami Open 2025 is an international tennis event that welcomes fans from the Caribbean, Central and South America.