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RFK's proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry could set us up for a pandemic, experts warn
High-ranking federal officials have suggested that bird flu virus should be left to "rip" through poultry farms across the U.S. — but experts warn that this hands-off approach could hasten the beginning of a new pandemic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.,...
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New coronavirus with pandemic potential discovered by Wuhan scientists
A team led by virologist Shi Zhengli, known as 'Batwoman' for her work on coronaviruses, detected a new virus, HKU5-CoV-2, in bats in China.
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Six former CDC vaccine advisory committee chairs warn: U.S. risks losing access to life-saving immunizations
“We are witnessing a dismantling of the systems that develop, license, recommend, and monitor vaccines,” write six former chairs of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee.
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COVID 5 years later: Learning from a pandemic many are forgetting
Five years after SARS-CoV-2 surfaced, scientists reflect and look ahead to the next threat
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'We expected it, but now it's here': on the frontline of Australia's bird flu outbreak, people are distressed
It’s only been three weeks since H5 bird flu was detected on South Australia’s Limestone Coast, and already encounters with sick or dead birds are becoming commonplace. Maureen Christie, who lives in the seaside town of Carpenter Rocks, has been observing and protecting birds in the region for decades. She is now witnessing many stricken and suffering. “It’s just awful,” Christie said, who helped establish the Friends of Shorebirds SE more than 20 years ago. “We expected it, but now it’s here, it’s just traumatic.” The state’s south-east is renowned for its bird life, she said, which includes resident hooded plovers and oyster catchers, along with fly-ins from other countries, such as double-banded plovers, red-necked stints, sanderlings and ruddy turnstones. Locals have been following state government advice to “avoid, record and report”, she said. Christie said many people have been getting in touch by email and phone to relay their own sightings and reports. “Everybody’s feeling distressed, but everybody’s trying to be supportive of one another.” Since the first case in a local Australian seabird – a greater crested tern – was detected in early July, the region has seen dozens more suspected and confirmed cases, including the first confirmed...
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Fears for Australian sea lions as bird flu cases grow
Authorities fear the first seal with a deadly bird flu strain has washed up on Australia's mainland. Photo: Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS Australian sea lions could be on the verge of a mass mortality event, an expert warns after the death of a seal pup was linked to a deadly disease outbreak. Subscribe now for unlimited access. or signup to continue reading Save 30% All articles from our website & app The digital version of Today's Paper Crosswords, Sudoku and Trivia All other in your area The baby seal has been identified as a potential bird flu case after washing up at Warrnambool on Victoria's southwest coast. It is potentially the first seal on the Australian mainland to be infected with the deadly H5 virus as the national bird flu tally soars past 100. A positive case had earlier been confirmed in a bird near an endangered Australian sea lion colony at Seal Bay on South Australia's Kangaroo Island. People have been urged not to approach sick wildlife after a baby seal washed up in Warrnambool. (Diego Fedele/AAP PHOTOS) Australia is home to about 13,000 Australian sea lions, which like seals, are pinnipeds, with 85 per cent of the population in...
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'Bad luck' for Australia's bird flu epicentre, but worse is to come - ABC News & Headlines
South Australia has been a victim of bad luck, having borne the brunt of H5 bird flu's arrival to Australia, the state's chief veterinary officer says. To date, SA accounts for more than three quarters of Australia's confirmed bird flu cases. That figure did not include a "mass mortality" event of an estimated 80 birds near Cape Jaffa in late July. "Unfortunately, we were just unlucky to be the first place where this did spread into our resident birds," SA's chief veterinary officer Dr Skye Fruean told ABC News Stateline. Authorities across the country are tightening biosecurity and monitoring captive bird populations, with the Royal Adelaide Show confirming birds competitions will not be held in September and Victoria locking down poultry flocks. But experts warn the spread is unlikely to remain confined to coastlines and could penetrate inland Australia. Australia has been waiting for this arrival for years The H5N1 variant has spread on every other continent of the planet, including Antarctica, since it was discovered in Chinese geese in 1996. Authorities outside Australia have attempted to protect their poultry from wild birds landing near them or sharing water sources to prevent spillovers, which occur when the disease is transmitted...
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How aeroplane wastewater could help spot the next pandemic
Testing aeroplane wastewater can detect circulating pathogens weeks earlier than traditional global pathogen surveillance allows, offering a potential early-warning tool for global outbreak…
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Seeking to Prosecute Fauci Is Disgraceful www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/the-... The decision to hold Tony Fauci in contempt of Congress is legally flawed, and the underlying allegations are absurd. In @medpagetoday.com I explain why this is pure political retribution @gfriedman.bsky.social
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On the front line of WA's fight against bird flu as fears grow for endangered species - WAtoday
You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Australia is the last continent on earth to experience cases of H5 bird flu, but with that unique status comes the key advantage of several years to formulate a plan for when the disease hits – particularly when it comes to protecting and preparing our most at-risk wildlife. In Western Australia, several programs have been quietly progressing to protect endangered species including the western ground parrot and the Australian lesser noddy. On the Abrolhos Islands off the coast of Geraldton, a program to boost Australian sea lion pup health through building shelters and trialling hookworm treatment hopes to keep the population resilient ahead of bird flu taking hold in the area. Dr Holly Raudino, a senior research scientist with the marine science program of the WA Department of Biodiversity Conservation and Attractions, has been working with the sea lion population along the state’s coast, focusing on species around the Abrolhos Islands near Geraldton. Advertisement Raudino said there was serious concern for the population due to the severe impact the virus has had on other sea lion colonies around the world. “South American...
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China Reports Four More H9N2 Infections as U.S. Bird Flu Risk Stays Low for the General Public
The World Health Organization logged four additional human infections with avian influenza A(H9N2) in China during the last week of July, adding to a case count that is running ahead of last year's pace, while United States health officials continue to assess bird flu risk to the general public as low. The four cases were reported from July 24 to 30 and were geographically distinct from one another, involving a 72-year-old woman in Jiangxi, a 12-year-old boy in Jiangsu, a 3-year-old girl in Gansu and a 58-year-old woman in Yunnan. One reported direct live-poultry exposure, and three had potential exposure connected to live-poultry stalls or wet market visits. Outcomes matter as much as counts here. Two hospitalized patients had chronic respiratory conditions and were subsequently discharged. The other two had mild illness, were not hospitalized, and had recovered by the time of reporting. For American readers asking whether they should be worried, the honest answer separates two very different populations. The general public faces low risk. People who work with infected poultry or dairy cattle do not. Newest H9N2 Cases and the 2026 Trajectory H9N2 has been producing a slow, steady stream of human infections for a decade, overwhelmingly in...
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Why Dr Fauci, former US pandemic adviser, faces prosecution over Covid hearing
On July 29, Dr Fauci appeared under subpoena before the HSGAC. The hearing, spearheaded by Senator Rand, aimed to investigate the federal government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the origins of the virus. Rand released over 1,000 pages of Fauci’s personal diary entries in the days preceding the hearing. These were obtained from government servers. The argument put forward was that these documents proved Fauci held concerns — albeit privately — about the risks attached to the research being conducted at the Wuhan Institute of Virology. This directly contradicted his early public assurances from the initial advent of the virus. During the hearing, Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than a hundred times. “Pleading the Fifth” — as it is known colloquially — guarantees an individual cannot be compelled by the government to provide information about oneself that might incriminate them. On August 6, the Senate committee voted to formally hold Fauci in contempt of Congress. The resolution asserts that Fauci’s refusal to testify was unlawful alongside also obstructing a congressional investigation. Story continues below this ad It remains unclear whether the Justice department will pursue the case. Fauci’s defence Fauci’s legal team argues that his...
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