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A recent report suggests that the United States needs to take action to improve its capability to handle smallpox and related outbreaks.
The report, published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on March 26, 2024, highlights the need to enhance diagnostics, vaccines, and therapeutics that could be used in the event of an outbreak.
The report also notes that changes in population and advancements in gene editing and synthesis technologies have significantly increased the likelihood of a smallpox outbreak or attack.

As international travel rebounds in 2024, the Region of the Americas is expected to receive about 10% more visitors than in 2019. While this is excellent news for the tourism industry, disease outbreaks are also being reported.
In the Americas, there is a high risk of yellow fever outbreaks in 2024.