Author: Claudinne Miller
Tiger deaths in Vietnam due to infection with H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus bearing mutations associated with mammalian host adaptation
NIH Abstract Recently, infections with the H5N1 subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N1-HPAIV) in mammals have been reported worldwide, including in cows in the United States and successive human cases in Cambodia. In Vietnam, 47 tigers and three leopards died from H5N1-HPAIV infection between August and October 2024. This study aimed to determine […]
Oct 29, 2025
This ‘minor’ bird flu strain has potential to spark human pandemic
Nature Experiments suggests H9N2 has adapted to human cells but cases of person-to-person transmission haven’t been reported yet. A bird flu virus that has often been ignored because it mostly causes minor disease in birds has the potential to cause a human pandemic, says a team that has tracked how the H9N2 virus has become […]
Oct 29, 2025
This Overlooked Bird Flu Strain Might Be the Next Pandemic Risk
Scientific American Experiments suggests H9N2 has adapted to human cells, but cases of person-to-person transmission haven’t been reported yet. A bird flu virus that has often been ignored because it mostly causes minor disease in birds has the potential to cause a human pandemic, says a team that has tracked how the H9N2 virus has […]
Oct 29, 2025
Inside Pennsylvania’s fight against bird flu as labs work to prevent outbreaks
CBS News Scientists, veterinarians, and technicians at the Pennsylvania Veterinary Laboratory are working to contain the spread of bird flu, a disease that has costed the agriculture industry thousands of dollars. The Department of Agriculture reports that since April 2022, Pennsylvania has lost more than seven million birds due to the disease, leading to increased […]
Oct 29, 2025
Germany: 500,000 birds culled as flu spreads
DW Dozens of cases of bird flu have been reported across the country, especially in north-eastern regions. The virus isn’t particularly dangerous for humans, but could result in higher prices for poultry and eggs. Over half a million hens, ducks, geese and turkeys have been culled in Germany since the start of September as a virulent strain […]
Oct 29, 2025
Measles is making a comeback: Can we stop it?
Harvard Health Seven things to know about the recent measles outbreaks. Has the recent news about measles outbreaks in the US surprised you? Didn’t it seem like we were done with measles? In the US, widespread vaccination halted the ongoing spread of measles more than 20 years ago, a major public health achievement. Before an effective vaccine […]
Oct 29, 2025
Measles in the Chicago area since September
Outbreak News Today The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) report since September this year, There have been five confirmed cases of measles in the surrounding Chicago area- four cases in suburban Cook County residents, and one case in a Lake County, Indiana resident. The four measles cases in suburban Cook County are epidemiologically linked. […]
Oct 29, 2025
Measles outbreak grows in South Carolina, mobile vaccine unit deployed
WYFF News The South Carolina Department of Public Health (DPH) is adding eight new confirmed cases of measles in Spartanburg County since Friday, bringing the total number of cases in South Carolina this year to 33 and the total number of cases in the current Upstate outbreak to 30. All eight new cases were linked to close […]
Oct 29, 2025
Sneaky viruses can hide in your body and bounce back even if you’re cured
NPR Viruses are tiny — and sneaky. So sneaky that some play a deadly game of hide and seek. The “seek” part is all too familiar: They’re always looking for ways to infect humans. Their ability to hide is far less well-known and can have devastating implications. The human body holds several effective hiding spots […]
Oct 29, 2025
Global Disease Outbreaks: A 2025 Snapshot and Implications for the U.S.
KFF Each year, there are multiple infectious disease outbreaks (defined as the occurrence of cases of disease in excess of what is expected) throughout the world. Some of these become severe and have global and domestic implications, including, most notably, the COVID-19 pandemic, but also the 2002-2004 SARS outbreak in China and eventually 28 other countries and the […]
Oct 29, 2025