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The world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak is spreading faster than efforts to fight it, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday during a visit to Congo where some health workers are striking over a lack of pay. (8/6)

Dozens of Congolese health workers at the epicenter of the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record staged protests Thursday to demand payment for their wages, abandoning several health facilities even as aid workers warn that the disease is still spreading at an alarming rate. (Bagalwa, 8/6)

Mexico's health ministry ​is testing food ‌and water at more than a ​dozen hotels in ​the tourist hub of ⁠Quintana Roo ​after British health authorities ​reported cases of cyclosporiasis in travelers who ​had stayed there, ​the ministry said on ‌Wednesday. The ⁠ministry said that results from the laboratory analysis would ​be ​released ⁠once testing is complete. Mexico ​has logged ​33 ⁠cases of cyclosporiasis, which causes stomach ⁠illness, ​across several ​states. (8/5)

Missouri health officials confirmed Wednesday that the state is now included in a nationwide outbreak of cyclosporiasis linked to lettuce grown in central Mexico, even though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not publicly announced the change. (Fentem, 8/5)

The U.S. food supply is “among the safest in the world,” said Steven Mandernach, the Association of Food and Drug Officials’ executive director. “It’s always been among the safest in the world. I see nothing that has changed. ”But it’s notoriously difficult to answer in real-time whether our food is getting less safe, food safety experts said. (Czopek, 8/5)

Taylor Farms has regularly downplayed problems after being linked to outbreaks in the past. (Tolan, Abou-Ghazala, Devine and Lah, 8/6)

Cases of a potentially deadly fungus have been detected in 27 states so far this year, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As of the week ending July 25, there have been 3,437 cases of Candida auris (C. auris) identified. This is about 1,000 fewer cases than the 4,290 figure detected at the same time last year. California has recorded the most cases with 873, followed by Texas with 433 and Tennessee with 283. (Kekatos, 8/6)

The order in which a person was born may have an impact on their risk for developing disorders or diseases, a new study has found. Those born first carry a higher risk for neurodevelopmental conditions, such as autism and ADHD, and food allergies, according to a new study of more than 10 million individuals published in Nature. Second-born children, per the research, carry excess risk for substance abuse and gastrointestinal issues. The researchers tested more than 569 diseases to find out which ones, if any, were more or less likely between first-borns and second-borns. (Soriano, 8/5)

Kids with pet dogs get fewer respiratory tract infections and require fewer rounds of antibiotics than children not exposed to canines, a new study says. Microbes from dogs appear to provide some protection to children, helping them remain healthier on average, researchers reported recently in the journal Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. (Thompson, 8/6)

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Katheryn Houghton reads the week’s news: Some older adults are seeking roommates to help them age in place. Plus, doctors say they shouldn’t be the ones determining if someone is too sick to comply with Medicaid’s new work rules. (8/6)