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Penguins queue in Paris zoo for their bird flu jabs
Paris, France (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 A curious seagull strolled nonchalantly through the penguin enclosure at a zoo in Paris. It looked harmless enough but the seagull could pose an existential threat to the penguins with a devastating bird flu outbreak killing hundreds of millions of birds across the world over the last few years. That is why 41 Humboldt penguins were queued up near their pool in the Paris Zoological Park on a cold December morning at the start of influenza season. A zookeeper whispered some reassuring words ... read more |
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Volcanic eruptions may have brought Black Death to EuropeParis, France (AFP) Dec 5, 2025 Previously unknown volcanic eruptions may have kicked off an unlikely series of events that brought the Black Death - the most devastating pandemic in human history - to the shores of mediaeval Europe, new research has revealed. ... more 
Brazil approves world's first single-dose dengue vaccineRio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Nov 26, 2025 Brazilian authorities on Wednesday approved the world's first single-dose dengue vaccine, which they hailed as a "historic" achievement as cases of the mosquito-borne disease soar globally due to rising temperatures. ... more
Flood-hit Mexican town digs out debris, fearing disease outbreaksHuehuetla, Mexico (AFP) Oct 15, 2025 Mexican survivors of floods and landslides that killed at least 66 people last week have appealed for urgent aid, saying they are worried about disease outbreaks as rotting animal carcasses pile up in the mud. ... more 
Scientists sequence avian flu genome found in AntarcticaWashington DC (UPI) Aug 15, 2025 A team of Chilean scientists has sequenced the first complete genomes of the H5N1 avian influenza virus found in birds in Antarctica. ... more |
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After quitting WHO, US urges others to 'consider joining us': Kennedy Geneva (AFP) May 20, 2025 US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday branded the World Health Organization bloated and moribund, and urged other countries to "consider joining us" in creating new institutions instead. ... more
Dengue, chikungunya may soon be endemic in Europe: researchParis (AFP) May 14, 2025 The feverish diseases dengue and chikungunya could soon become endemic in Europe as the tiger mosquitoes that transmit these viruses spread farther north due to global warming, according to new research published Thursday. ... more 
White House site blames China for Covid-19 'lab leak'Washington (AFP) April 18, 2025 The White House on Friday unveiled a revamped Covid-19 website that promoted the contentious theory that the virus leaked from a Chinese laboratory, framing it as the pandemic's "true origins." ... more
Pentagon invites back former military fired for refusing COVID-19 vaccinesWashington DC (UPI) Apr 8, 2025 Some 8,700 service members who were fired by the Biden administration for refusing to get COVID-19 vaccines are invited back to their former positions. ... more 
Merkel denies covering up report on Covid-19 originsBerlin (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel denied Thursday that she had covered up an intelligence report concluding that a Chinese laboratory leak was the likely source of the Covid-19 pandemic. ... more |
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Sudan cholera outbreak kills 70 in a week: officials
Port Sudan, Sudan (AFP) Feb 27, 2025 At least 70 people have died from cholera and more than 2,200 have been infected in southern Sudan over the past week, Save the Children said Thursday, citing health ministry data. The outbreak White Nile state capital Kosti, followed a reported drone strike on the Um Dabakar power station, 275 kilometres (170 miles) south of Khartoum, which disrupted access to clean water. It comes as Sudan's healthcare system, crippled by a brutal civil war nearing its second year, struggles amid tens of thous ... read more 
Virus disinformation drives anti-China sentiment, lockdown fearsHong Kong (AFP) Feb 11, 2025 A deluge of disinformation about a flu-like virus called HMPV is stoking anti-China sentiment across Asia and spurring unfounded concerns of renewed lockdowns, despite experts dismissing comparisons with the Covid-19 pandemic five years ago. ... more |
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A new vaccine approach could help combat future coronavirus pandemicsBoston MA (SPX) Jan 29, 2025 A new experimental vaccine developed by researchers at MIT and Caltech could offer protection against emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2, as well as related coronaviruses, known as sarbecoviruses, that ... more
China says 'extremely unlikely' Covid pandemic came from lab leakBeijing (AFP) Jan 27, 2025 China said Monday it was "extremely unlikely" Covid-19 came from a laboratory, after the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said it believed the virus had more likely come from a lab rather than natural transmission. ... more 
Wuhan keen to shake off pandemic label five years onWuhan, China (AFP) Jan 22, 2025 Built in just days as Covid-19 cases spiked in Wuhan in early 2020, the Huoshenshan Hospital was once celebrated as a symbol of the Chinese city's fight against the virus that first emerged there. ... more
China marks muted 5th anniversary of first Covid deathBeijing (AFP) Jan 11, 2025 The fifth anniversary of the first known death from Covid-19 passed seemingly unnoticed in China Saturday, with no official remembrances in a country where the pandemic is a taboo subject. ... more
What you need to know about HMPVBeijing (AFP) Jan 9, 2025 Reports that cases of a flu-like virus called HMPV are rising in China have sparked concern, but experts have dismissed fears that the situation is comparable to the beginnings of Covid-19 five years ago. ... more |
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