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New Bird Flu Strain Outbreak has Officials Concerned for Washington State’s Wild Birds
Bubonic plague cases reported in North China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
Bird flu – Avian Influenza (H5N1) kills 25 cats in Poland, world health chiefs say
Most of those who died did not have access to wild birds and one possible cause of the outbreak is raw chicken contaminated with the H5N1 virus eaten by the animals Bird flu has killed 25 domestic cats in Poland…
Finnish Fur Farms Confirm H5N1 Avian Influenza
The Finnish Food Authority (FFA) announced that H5N1 has been confirmed at five fur farms. These farms are situated in the west central region of Finland. At one of the newly affected farms, the virus was detected in both blue…
Bird flu: Two more poultry workers in England, UK test positive
Two new cases of bird flu have been detected in poultry workers after they came into contact with infected birds, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has said. The individuals were exposed at two different premises in England to the…
Warning over new Covid variant ‘Arcturus’ that is causing carnage in India with infections surging 13-fold in the past month
A new Covid strain is wreaking havoc in India, with hospitals now on red alert and compulsory face masks being brought back. ‘Arcturus’, a spin-off of Omicron, is thought to be the most contagious variant yet. However, top scientists don’t…
Monkeypox declared global health emergency by WHO – World Health Organisation
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak a “global health emergency”. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference that despite the WHO committee being unable to come to a consensus, he declared the…
Two cases of Ebola-like virus Lassa Fever detected in England
Photo Illustration Two people in England have been diagnosed with Lassa Fever, a rare Ebola-like virus that is spread via rat faeces. A third probable case connected to the same family is being investigated in the East of England, health…
Virus panic: First case of ‘flurona’– Covid and flu merge to form horror double infection
Photo Illustration A MIXTURE of the flu and coronavirus, dubbed Flurona, has been detected in Israel. The first case of Flurona was found in a young pregnant woman in Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikva. Flurona is a dangerous mixture of…
