While H5N1 has been circulating in Antarctica since 2023, this is the first confirmation showing that it killed birds on that continent.
Florida has the fourth most measles cases so far in 2026, with 21 confirmed.
Chembio Diagnostic Systems will receive $1.8 million to develop a finger stick–based test that can detect acute infection caused by Salmonella enterica serovar Typhi.
A bipartisan working group proposes affordable, common-sense actions to bolster biopreparedness.
Within the past 30 days, avian flu has been detected in 59 flocks.
Early in the outbreak, the virus was more widespread than reported.
Mozambique will be the first country to restart preventive vaccination, which was halted in 2022 amid a global surge in cholera cases.
Among confirmed cases, 800 case-patients are unvaccinated against measles.
Adults who were physically active before COVID infection still had impairments years later.
The market size for seasonal influenza vaccines is large and will remain so for the foreseeable future.
To date, the WHO has certified 200 countries free of Guinea worm disease.
Antibiotic-related adverse events accounted for more than one of ED visits for adverse drug events in US kids from 2019 through 2023.
The guidelines will help clinicians determine whether patients seeking care via telehealth and virtual visits need urine tests or empiric antibiotics.
Measures such as universal masking, enhanced hand hygiene, and increased visitor restrictions likely helped limit viral transmission.
The company, however, continues to work on a phase 1/2 study of its H5 mRNA flu vaccine for pandemic preparedness.
Media reports say that antibodies against H5N1 avian flu have been detected in five cows in the Netherlands province of Northeast Friesland, although officials have yet to confirm the finding.
The 21 new members of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee include physicians and parents of children with autism, along with several individuals who've claimed autism is linked to vaccines.
The money will help CARB-X continue its efforts to support development of innovative new antibiotics, preventatives, alternative treatments, and rapid diagnostics for drug-resistant bacteria.
Mexico has reported 987 confirmed cases of measles so far this month.
The highest antibody levels were seen among those who were school-aged children during the 2009 H1N1 flu pandemic.
The collaboration with The Evidence Collective and Unbiased Science aims to support and expand access to clear, evidence-based vaccine information.
Vaccine effectiveness against severe illness was 43% among children with underlying conditions and 53% among those without.
Infected patients were at 3.5 times the risk for new-onset behavioral syndromes such as eating disorders and sleep disorders.
So far 5 hospital workers in Bengal state, India, have been infected with Nipah virus.
Moderna has already been facing declines in sales after a boom during the COVID-19 pandemic.
