Saturday, 11 July 2026
Global health concerns sharpened today after a U.S. aid worker in the Democratic Republic of Congo tested positive for Ebola, prompting the CDC and Congolese authorities to intensify contact tracing as officials confront what African health leaders describe as the continent’s fastest-growing outbreak. The day also brought a poignant marker of medical history: Martha Lillard, the last known American polio survivor still relying on an iron lung, died at 78, closing a chapter that stretches back to the pre-vaccine era. Together, the stories underscore both the persistence of infectious disease threats and the extraordinary arc of modern public health — from containing deadly outbreaks abroad to remembering the lives shaped by once-devastating epidemics at home.
Recap for Saturday, 11 July 2026
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