Recommendations announced for influenza vaccine composition for the 2027 southern hemisphere influenza season
On Sept. 25, 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced its recommendations for the viral composition of influenza…
-
-
Scientific American ranks states by kindergarten vaccination rates
On Aug. 28, 2026, America’s kindergartners are heading back to school less vaccinated than ever. New Centers for…
-
Poultry industry in Australia warned of devastating bird flu losses to Come
On Aug. 12, 2026, the Australian Associated Press reported Australia’s poultry farmers can expect a bird flu mortality…
-
Bird flu ‘tsunami’ set to cause Aussie wildlife carnage
On Aug. 11, 2026, the Australian Associated Press reported Australia faces the prospect of devastating animal mass mortalities…
-
Flu outbreak sickens 200 trainees at Lackland Air Force Base
On Jun. 22, 2026. The Air Force announced that more than 200 service members at a Texas base…
-
CEPI funds next phase of nanoparticle vaccine platform to support rapid outbreak response
On Jun. 2, 2026, The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) announced New funding will support the continued…
-
European Union and Singapore Back CEPI’s Plan to Boost Global Defences Against Epidemic and Pandemic Threats
On May 18, 2026, The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) welcomed landmark financial commitments from two of…
-
Largest Animal Health Emergency in U.S. History Continues as HPAI Devastates Indiana
On Mar. 26, 2026, Indiana’s poultry industry continues to face significant challenges as outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian…
-
Oxford University enters into licensing arrangement with Serum Institute of India to develop Rift Valley fever vaccine candidate
On Jan. 12, 2026, With support from the epidemic preparedness organisation Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Serum…
-
Flu season surged in the U.S. over the holiday and already rivals last winter’s harsh epidemic
On Jan. 5, 2026, U.S. flu infections surged over the holidays, and health officials are calling it a…
-
Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | Environmental | Forestry | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Measles | Plague | Polio | U.S. Congress | Vaccine
Decoding Wildlife Movement to Predict the Next Pandemic
Sept. 15, 2025, a groundbreaking new study led by Prof. Ran Nathan from the Movement Ecology Lab at the Hebrew University…
-
Agriculture | Diagnostics | FDA | Infectious Disease | Influenza | USDA
USDA Confirms Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Dairy Herd in Nebraska
On Sept. 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) National…
-
Osivax Receives $19.5M BARDA Award to Advance Next-Generation Influenza Vaccine for Pandemic and Seasonal Preparedness
On Aug. 26, 2025, Osivax announced it has secured $19.5 million in funding from the Biomedical Advanced Research…
-
CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | NIH | USDA | Vaccine | Veterinary
US CDC ends emergency bird flu response as infections decline
On Jul. 8, 2025, The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday it has ended…
-
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | Vaccine | Veterinary | WHO
Cambodia Reports 49 deaths From Avian Influenza A (H5N1) in Current Outbreak
On Jul. 5, 2025, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that between January 1 and July 1, 2025,…
-
Cambodia confirms two new H5N1 bird flu cases
On Jun. 29, 2025, Cambodian health authorities confirmed two new human cases of H5N1 avian influenza involving a…
-
Agriculture | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | USDA | Vaccine
Arizona Agriculture Officials report poultry tested positive for Avian Influenza at Fourth commercial farm
On Jun. 6, 2025, the Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA) reported poultry at a fourth commercial farm located…
-
Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | USDA
Shielding the Scavengers: Fighting Avian Flu in California Condors
On Jun. 3, 2025, a study published in Emerging Infectious Diseases offers encouraging findings for conservationists battling the…
-
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | USDA | Vaccine | Veterinary
Study Shows Live bird flu virus can survive in raw milk for a week
On May 28, 2025, an international team of researchers published a study in the preprint server medRxiv that…
-
Agriculture | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | USDA | Vaccine
Arizona reports Second commercial farm in Maricopa County tested positive for Avian Influenza
On May 27, 2025, the Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA) reported that poultry at a second commercial farm…
-
Agriculture | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | USDA | Vaccine | Veterinary
Arizona Department of Agriculture reports Avian Influenza Detected at commercial farm
On May 20, 2025, the Arizona Department of Agriculture (AZDA) reported that poultry at a commercial farm located…
-
Two Cases of Bird Flu confirmed in California Dairy workers
On Oct. 3, 2024, two dairy workers in California were infected with bird flu, the 15th and 16th…
-
WHO announced Recommendations for influenza vaccine for the 2025 southern hemisphere influenza season
On Sept. 27, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced the recommendations for the viral composition of influenza…
-
Fatal H5N6 avian flu case reported in China
On Jul. 25, 2024, The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) of the Department of Health in Hong Kong…
-
Biotechnology | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | USDA | Vaccine | Veterinary
Cornell Study confirmed mammal-to-mammal avian flu spread
On Jul. 24, 2024, a team led by researchers at Cornell University announced a study that provides evidence…
-
HPAI clade 2.3.4.4b A(H5N5) virus spillover into North America mammals increasing
On Jul. 23, 2024, a study published in Cell Reports revealed that seabirds likely facilitated the spread of…
-
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Michigan Dairy Herd
On Jul. 9, 2024, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) announced the detection of highly…
-
Biotechnology | CDC | Diagnostics | Infectious Disease | Influenza | USDA
CDC Reported Fourth Human Case of H5 Bird Flu Tied to Dairy Cow Outbreak
On Jul. 3, 2024, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that a human case of…
-
Finland started bird flu vaccinations for humans, in world first
On Jun. 25, 2024, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) announced that they planned to offer…
-
CDC reported little to no immunity to H5N1 avian flu virus in Americans
On Jun. 14, 2024 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported data from this study suggested…
