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How are health officials preventing disease spread during the World Cup?

Officials are adding airport screening, wastewater monitoring and hospital surge plans as millions of visitors are expected for the matches.

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Amid an Ebola outbreak and waning measles vaccination rates, health officials are preparing to keep millions of World Cup attendees safe from disease.

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Health Sleuths Are Watching for Disease Threats During the World Cup

WASHINGTON (AP) — While millions of soccer fans cheer or groan over World Cup matches spanning North America, health officials will be on high alert for germs. A heat wave may be the most obvious health threat. But infectious diseases can spread in a crowd, and experts are set to scrutinize wastewater, hospital visits, even […]

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How are health officials preventing disease spread during the World Cup?

Amid an Ebola outbreak and waning measles vaccination rates, health officials are preparing to keep millions of World Cup attendees safe from disease.

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Spectrum Local News broke the news in United States on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.
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