Texas announces more than 120 cases of the measles and first death
On Feb. 26, 2025, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported the first death from measles in…
Texas Department of State Health reports measles Outbreak is Growing
On Feb. 24, 2025, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported an outbreak of measles in centered…
Zoetis Receives Conditional License from USDA for Avian Influenza Vaccine, H5N2 Subtype, Killed Virus, for Chickens
On Feb. 14, 2025, Zoetis announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB)…
Tanzania confirms additional Deaths from Marburg virus disease
On Feb. 14, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that a cumulative of two confirmed and eight…
Texas Department of State Health reports measles Outbreak, 48 Infected
On Feb. 14, 2025, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported an outbreak of measles in the…
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Wyoming’s First Human Bird Flu Case Confirmed
Feb. 14, 2025, the Wyoming Department of Health (WDH) reported that the state’s first case of H5N1 avian…
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Survey of Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5) Shows Incidence of humans exposed to infected dairy cattle Increasing
On Feb. 13, 2025, public health officials from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported…
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Louisiana Surgeon General ignores science, will not promote vaccines
On Feb. 13, 2025, Ralph L. Abraham, MD, the Louisiana Surgeon General announced that the state will no…
Pertussis Death Reported in Spokane County, Washington
On Feb. 5, 2025, the Spokane Regional Health District announced the first confirmed death from pertussis (whooping cough)…
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USDA indentifies new Influenza Mutation in Dairy Cattle Raising Pandemic Concern
On Jan. 31, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
Avian flu strikes second biggest U.S. egg producer
On Jan. 28, 2025, Rose Acre Farms, the nation’s second largest egg producer, reported that tests have confirmed…
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First Case of Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N9 Reported in California
On Jan. 27, 2024, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) reported that highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)…
Will bird flu spark a human pandemic? Scientists say the risk is rising
On Jan. 27, 2025, researchers reported that the H5N1 virus is adapting to new mammalian hosts, raising the…
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U.S. FDA drops Support improving clinical trial diversity
Jan. 24, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pulled draft guidance from its website requiring companies…
WHO reported Spike in cholera outbreak Deaths
On Jan. 24, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that from January 1 to December, 29, 2024,…
RSV vaccine 78% to 80% effective against infection, severe illness in older US veterans
On Jan. 24, 2025, researchers from the Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System in Oregon reported results from…
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H5N1 strikes more U.S. poultry flocks, pet cats
On Jan. 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has…
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U.S. announces withdrawal from the World Health Organization
On Jan. 20, 2025, the White House announced the United States will exit the World Health Organization (WHO)….
Tanzania confirms outbreak of Marburg virus disease
On Jan. 20, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Tanzania has confirmed an outbreak of Marburg…
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trust in scientists is high
On Jan. 20, 2025, a large international 68-country survey of 71,922 respondents found that in most countries, most…
Vaccine Protective Against H5N1 Influenza from Cattle
On Jan. 17, 2025, scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) reported that an…
U.S. awarded Moderna $590 million for bird flu vaccine development
On Jan. 17, 2025, The U.S. government announced it had awarded Moderna $590 million to advance the development…
the CDC Reported eleven New pediatric deaths associated with seasonal influenza virus infection
On Jan. 17, 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that eleven pediatric deaths…
BARDA Awards $375 million to develop COVID-19 pre-exposure prophylaxisÂ
On Jan. 16, 2025, Shionogi Inc. has been awarded a $375 million project agreement through the Rapid Response…
Avian Influenza Cause of Death in Harbor Seal and Chilean Flamingo at Lincoln Park Zoo
On Jan. 15, 2025,  officials from Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago reported that testing had confirmed the highly pathogenic…
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U.S. Implements New Export Controls to Address National Security Risks Related to Biotechnology
On Jan. 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released an Interim…
California Department of Public Health reports confirmed human infection with influenza A(H5)
On Jan. 15, 2025, the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) reported thatqOne confirmed human infection with influenza…
Oregon State University receives $11.9 million from Defense Department to enhance health of armed forces
On Jan. 14, 2025, The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded up to $11.9 million to Oregon…
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Brazoria County Birds
On Jan. 13, 2025, the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA)…
outbreak of suspected Marburg Virus Disease – United Republic of Tanzania
On Jan. 13, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) informed its Member States and IHR State Parties of…