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Zika Virus Epidemic
Zika Virus, 2015-2016, Worldwide spread with a concentration in the Americas
Ebola Outbreak in West Africa
Ebola Virus Disease, 2014-2016, Led to over 28,000 cases and 11,000 deaths
COVID-19 Pandemic
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), 2019-Present, Pandemic affecting millions globally
H1N1 Swine Flu Pandemic
H1N1 Influenza, 2009-2010, Affected over 1.4 billion people worldwide
SARS Outbreak
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), 2003, Affected 26 countries with over 8,000 cases
Asian Flu Pandemic
H2N2 Influenza, 1957-1958, Estimated to have caused 1-2 million deaths worldwide
Dengue Fever Epidemic in Brazil
Dengue Fever, 2019, Over 2 million cases reported in Brazil alone
Hong Kong Flu Pandemic
H3N2 Influenza, 1968-1969, Resulted in an estimated 1 million deaths worldwide
Cholera Outbreak in Haiti
Cholera, 2010-2019, Over 820,000 cases and nearly 10,000 deaths
Plague in Madagascar
Plague, 2017, More than 2,348 reported cases and 202 deaths
West Nile Virus Outbreak
West Nile Virus, 1999-Present, Significant outbreaks in North America, Europe, and the Middle East
1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic
H1N1 Influenza, 1918-1919, Estimated to have infected one-third of the world's population
Yellow Fever Outbreak in Angola
Yellow Fever, 2015-2016, More than 4,000 suspected cases and approximately 400 deaths
MERS Outbreak
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), 2012-Present, Higher fatality rate but more contained than its relative SARS
Multidrug-Resistant TB in India
Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB), 2017, Thousands of cases presenting a challenge to treatment and control
Typhoid Fever Outbreak in Pakistan
Typhoid Fever, 2017-2018, The first-ever reported outbreak of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) typhoid
Mumps Outbreak in the United States
Mumps, 2016, More than 6,000 reported cases primarily among university students and close-knit communities
Hepatitis A Outbreaks in the United States
Hepatitis A, 2016-2019, Tens of thousands of cases spread across multiple states
Anthrax Outbreak in Siberia
Anthrax, 2016, A rare outbreak resulted in the death of a child and thousands of reindeer
Lassa Fever Outbreak in Nigeria
Lassa Fever, 2018, One of the largest outbreaks with over 600 confirmed cases
Measles Outbreak in Samoa
Measles, 2019, Over 5,700 cases and 83 deaths in Samoa
Hepatitis E Outbreak in Namibia
Hepatitis E, 2017-2018, Over 4,000 cases and more than 40 deaths, primarily affecting pregnant women
Polio Resurgence in Nigeria
Polio, 2016, Temporary setback in global eradication efforts
Acute Flaccid Myelitis in the United States
Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), 2014, 2016, and 2018 cycles, Over 600 cases with the majority in children
Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak in Flint
Legionnaires’ Disease, 2014-2015, At least 12 deaths and 87 illnesses linked to the Flint water crisis
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