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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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WHO reported Person with bird flu died in Mexico
On Jun. 5, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that a person with prior health complications who…
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CDC confirmed second human H5 bird flu case in Michigan; third case tied to dairy outbreak
On May 30, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that a second human…
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World Health Organization confirmed case of human infection with avian influenza A(H5N1) virus in Australia
On May 22, 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the first confirmed case of human infection…
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza detected in three new dairy herds in Michigan
On May 20, 2024, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) announced the detection of highly…
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Avian influenza A(H10N5) and influenza A(H3N2) coinfection reported in China
On Jan. 27, 2024, the National Health Commission of the People’s Republic of China notified the World Health…
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WHO reported Avian influenza A(H5N1) in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
On May 30, 2023, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland reported to the World Health…
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Brazil confirmed first ever avian flu cases in wild birds
On May 15, 2023, Brazil, the world’s top chicken exporter, for the first time confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Georgia
On Jun. 2, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in New Jersey
On May 18, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza confirmed in Oregon
On May 18, 2022, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed that several Canada goose goslings collected…
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USDA confirmed highly pathogenic Avian influenza in Alaska
On Apr. 30, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed…
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Novel Reassortant Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N5) Viruses in Domestic Ducks, China
On Jun. 11, 2011, scientists in China reported the isolation of 2 novel reassortant highly pathogenic avian influenza…
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HHS directed $1 billion toward development of vaccine for novel influenza A (H1N1)
On May 22, 2009, the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS) directed $1 billion toward development…
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Australia approved locally made bird flu vaccine
On Jun. 15, 2008, Australia announced it had approved the first locally made vaccine to protect humans from…
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Fort Knox prepared for pandemic outbreak scenarios
On Jun. 7, 2007, years before the COVID-19 pandemic swept across the globe, a group of about 100…
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Contracts awarded to Aventis Pasteur and Chiron to develop vaccine against H5N1 avian influenza virus
On May 27, 2004, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) announced it had awarded contracts…
