Center for Disease Control and Prevention

West Nile virus season starting early, highest number of infections reported at this point in year since 2004. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is seeing the earliest start to the West Nile virus (WNV) season in the United States with the highest number of human disease cases reported by this time of year since 2004. At least 48 cases have been reported as of June 30, 2026: 38 have been cases of severe neuroinvasive disease.

Your browser does not support the audio element. Length: Please note: This transcript has not been edited and may contain errors. 00:21:22 Operator Good afternoon and thank you all for standing by. For the duration of today's call all listeners are in a listen-only mode until the question-and-answer session. At that time, credentialed members of the media, you can press star one to ask a question or star 2 to withdraw a question.

NCHS Health E-Stat 120, June 2026 by Kelly L. Myrick, Ph.D., Mohsin Mahar, M.P.H., and Brian W. Ward, Ph.D. PDF Version [PDF – 412 KB] Between 2019 and 2021, the percentage of U.S. office-based physicians who used telemedicine increased from 15.4% to 85.9% (1). Research in ambulatory health care settings shows that, since this time, the use of telemedicine has decreased (2). However, its use remains important to health care delivery (3).

Your browser does not support the audio element. Length: Please Note: This transcript is not edited and may contain errors. 00:00:00 Operator Mr. Haynes, you may begin. 00:00:09 Ben Haynes, CDC Moderator Thank you Julie, and thank you all for joining us today as we wrap up our hantavirus outbreak response, Here to discuss the response is Dr. Brendan Jackson, the acting director of CDC 's Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology. I'll now turn the call over to Dr. Jackson.

Your browser does not support the audio element. Length: Please Note: This transcript is not edited and may contain errors. 00:00:00 Operator Good afternoon and thank you all for standing by; for the duration of today's call all listeners are in a listen-only mode until the question and answer session; at that time credentialed members of the media can press star one to ask a question and star 2 to withdraw a question.

For Everyone Biannual Tribal Advisory Committee (TAC) meetings serve as a vital forum for TAC members to share information, offer recommendations, and ensure that CDC/ATSDR programs and policies respect and address the unique needs of tribal communities. A graphic of the TAC Meeting Save the Date for September 9-10, 2026. Image depicts the Gate Pass in Tucson Mountain Park, Tucson, Arizona.

The U.S. Cancer Statistics surveillance system is the nation's comprehensive source for detailed cancer data. It includes information on cancer-related deaths and new cases of cancer. Information about new cancer cases (incidence) comes from CDC's National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR) and the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program.

On June 13, 2026, Nara Organics recalled all Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Infant Formula. Nara Organics infant formula is a powdered infant formula that is sold at Target retail stores, Target.com, and Nara.com. This brand of formula makes up less than 1% of all infant formula available in the United States, and shortages of infant formula resulting from this recall are not expected.

A CDC food safety alert regarding a multistate outbreak of infant botulism linked to recalled Nara Organics Whole Milk Organic Infant Formula has been posted at https://www.cdc.gov/botulism/outbreaks-investigations/infant-formula-june-2026/index.html. Key points: As of June 13, 2026, a total of 3 infants with infant botulism have been reported in this outbreak from 3 states: California, Pennsylvania, and Washington. They ranged in age from 2–5 months when their illness began.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officially activated a Level 3 emergency response to New World screwworm (NWS) on June 11. Level 3 is the lowest level in CDC's 3-level response structure. CDC is supporting the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) in responding to the recent initial detections of New World Screwworm (NWS) infestations in animals in southern Texas and in one county of New Mexico.