World Cup 2026 Pushes Public Health to Its Limits Across North America
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As the 2026 FIFA World Cup unfolds across the US, Canada and Mexico, health officials are testing the mass-gathering playbook against measles surges and an Ebola outbreak in Africa, with expanded surveillance (including wastewater and real-time dashboards), airport screenings, mobile labs, and cross-border coordination—compounded by the US’s withdrawal from the WHO and new funding for host cities.
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