Complex Pandemic Accord negotiations have been under way since 2021, with 13 formal meetings and numerous informal sessions.

US flu activity declined steadily again last week, with rates of influenza-like illness (ILI) dropping further and staying ...

Torie Bosch is the First Opinion editor at STAT. In 2024, as zoos were hit hard by H5N1 bird flu, big cats were particularly affected: tigers, lions, a cheetah, and a panther all died after being ...

A 3-year-old girl died from respiratory complications due to H5N1 bird flu in Mexico The girl had no underlying medical conditions and no history of travel The strain is the same one implicated in ...

A controversial amendment to Peru's forestry law is sparking outrage, as it eliminates the need for state authorization before converting forest land, potentially accelerating Amazon deforestation.

PARIS, April 18 - Liberia has reported an outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza on a poultry farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health said on Friday. The disease, commonly ...

Brazil granted her diplomatic asylum, officials said. By Alan Yuhas A former first lady of Peru fled to the Brazilian Embassy in Lima on Tuesday, seeking asylum as she and her husband were ...

A 3-year-old girl in Mexico died this month after getting infected with H5N1 bird flu, according to a report issued by the World Health Organization this week. Authorities say the strain of bird ...

DENTON, Texas, April 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- HealthTrackRx, the nation's leading provider of next-morning molecular diagnostics, today announced the development of a PCR test for Avian Influenza ...

Experts say the short-term risk of a pandemic is low, but the recent appearance in mammals of the potentially dangerous avian influenza A strain, H5N1 — the bird flu virus — demands redoubling ...