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Scientists Begin Testing Bird Flu Vaccine in Seals

September 9, 2025September 9, 2025Emily Anthes and Loren ElliottComments Off on Scientists Begin Testing Bird Flu Vaccine in Seals

If the results are promising, veterinarians hope to give the shots to wild Hawaiian monk seals, which are endangered.

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Measles Outbreaks in Canada and Mexico Bring Grim Prognosis

April 17, 2025April 17, 2025Teddy RosenbluthComments Off on Measles Outbreaks in Canada and Mexico Bring Grim Prognosis

Surges in Mennonite communities near the U.S. border may complicate containment efforts, experts say.

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Bird Flu Found in Sheep in U.K., a World First

March 24, 2025March 24, 2025STEPHEN CASTLEComments Off on Bird Flu Found in Sheep in U.K., a World First

The H5N1 virus was detected in a single animal in Yorkshire, the British government said on Monday. It added that the risk to humans remained very low.

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Unknown Deadly Illness Strikes Western Congo

February 25, 2025February 25, 2025Eve SampsonComments Off on Unknown Deadly Illness Strikes Western Congo

The outbreak has been traced, tentatively, to three children who ate a bat, the W.H.O. said, and known threats like Ebola and Marburg have been ruled out.

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State Department Permits Distribution of H.I.V. Medications to Resume — for Now

January 28, 2025January 28, 2025APOORVA MANDAVILLIComments Off on State Department Permits Distribution of H.I.V. Medications to Resume — for Now

Experts fear a resurgence of infections in low-income countries if the ban were to continue. The waiver remains in place, while officials review foreign aid programs.

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How Lagging Vaccination Could Lead to a Polio Resurgence

January 13, 2025January 13, 2025APOORVA MANDAVILLIComments Off on How Lagging Vaccination Could Lead to a Polio Resurgence

In its original form, the virus survives in just two countries. But a type linked to an oral vaccine used in other nations has already turned up in the West.

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What We Know About HMPV, the Common Virus Spreading in China

January 7, 2025January 8, 2025Stephanie NolenComments Off on What We Know About HMPV, the Common Virus Spreading in China

While cases are climbing in China, the situation is very different from what it was when Covid-19 emerged five years ago, medical experts say. HMPV has circulated in humans for decades.

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Mpox Is Spreading in Congo’s Capital, Threatening Global Efforts to Contain the Virus

December 23, 2024Stephanie Nolen and Victoire DouniamaComments Off on Mpox Is Spreading in Congo’s Capital, Threatening Global Efforts to Contain the Virus

In crowded Kinshasa, two strains of mpox are sweeping through a community that relies on selling sex. Hundreds of thousands of vaccines sent to the country have not been used.

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Mpox Is Spreading in Congo’s Capital, Threatening Global Efforts to Contain the Virus

December 23, 2024Stephanie Nolen and Victoire DouniamaComments Off on Mpox Is Spreading in Congo’s Capital, Threatening Global Efforts to Contain the Virus

In crowded Kinshasa, two strains of mpox are sweeping through a community that relies on selling sex. Hundreds of thousands of vaccines sent to the country have not been used.

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Mpox Is Spreading in Congo’s Capital, Threatening Global Efforts to Contain the Virus

December 23, 2024December 23, 2024Stephanie Nolen and Victoire DouniamaComments Off on Mpox Is Spreading in Congo’s Capital, Threatening Global Efforts to Contain the Virus

Our reporter went to Congo, where the mpox epidemic has reached the teeming capital, infecting children and their mothers, who sell sex to survive.

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