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Yes, there are more infectious diseases popping up these days — experts say there are 7 clear reasons why Polio, monkeypox, inexplicable liver damage in kids. "It's like all the biblical plagues are coming back, right?" one infectious disease expert said. YahooNews

• Polio, monkeypox, marburg virus, and other infectious diseases are surging around the globe.

• Experts say there's not one thing driving the surge — a multi-layered perfect storm has been brewing for some time.

Factbox: Latest on the worldwide spread of the coronavirus Anxiety levels rose along with temperatures in Shanghai on Wednesday, as medical workers sweated beneath their hazmat suits while administering compulsory mass testing for COVID-19 in a city that recently emerged from a painful two-month lockdown. Reuters Reuters

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U.S. CDC plans to improve international air contact tracing data collection The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will take steps to improve collection of international air passenger contact information to better monitor public health risks after a report found the current data system "needs substantial improvement." David Shepardson Reuters

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Improve CDC's quarantine stations to prevent the next pandemic Quarantine stations in U.S. ports of entry are a first line of defense against infectious diseases that threaten the country's national and global wellbeing. It's past time to upgrade and expand them. Patrick Skerrett STAT

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