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Following a record-setting 2024, new data indicate the extensive Dengue fever outbreak has been significantly reduced this year.
According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) epidemiological week #34 report of 2025, a total of 3,740,133 suspected cases of Dengue were confirmed.
This represents a 68% decrease in mosquito-transmitted viral infections compared to the same period in 2024.
Unfortunately, a total of 1,886 Dengue-related fatalities have been recorded this year.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced the appointment of five new members to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the CDC.
As of September 15, 2025, the newly appointed members are:

Currently, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the World Health Organization's (WHO) top ten public health threats to people worldwide. AMR can spread between people, animals, and the environment, and can cause deadly infections.
In the People's Republic of China, with over 1.4 billion residents, the AMR crisis has recently escalated into a critical public health threat. The rapid spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria exemplifies this increasing threat. 

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently assessed the global risk of cholera as very high. Preliminary data show that the worldwide cholera crisis is ongoing into 2025, with 31 countries reporting outbreaks since the start of the year.
In 2024, sixty countries reported cholera outbreaks, an increase from the 45 countries that reported cases in 2023.

While most health ministries seldom discussed the Oropouche virus disease before 2025, it was first discovered in 1955 and has been reported in parts of South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Starting in late 2023, outbreaks of Oropouche were reported.
This under-reporting may be attributable to Oropouche infections being mistaken for other arboviruses such as chikungunya, dengue, Zika viruses, and malaria.

While most health ministries seldom discussed the Oropouche virus before 2025, it was first discovered in 1955 and has been reported in parts of South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
This under-reporting may be attributable to Oropouche infections being mistaken for other arboviruses such as chikungunya, dengue, Zika viruses, and malaria.