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Viral outbreaks are always on the horizon – here are the viruses an infectious disease expert is watching in 2026
07 Jan 2026 14:01 GMT
… human hosts.
As an infectious diseases physician and researcher, I … rapidly. The most recent influenza pandemic – caused by the … -pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 subtype, or bird flu. This virus … of a new influenza pandemic. The influenza vaccines currently on …
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Infectious diseases worsen in Pakistan; alarming deaths revealed
07 Jan 2026 09:08 GMT
… the outbreaks.
Hepatitis B cases surge … In Balochistan, the hepatitis B rate stood … without immediate action, infectious diseases will continue to … health crisis
Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases Pakistan
Hepatitis
Hepatitis Outbreak
Household Economic …
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Your Child Can Now Get A Chickenpox Vaccine On The NHS
07 Jan 2026 13:42 GMT
… chickenpox vaccine be offered?
The MMR vaccine, which protects against measles, mumps … (or chickenpox).
How does chickenpox impact children?
Varicella is a highly infectious disease caused … (similar to mild forms of mumps or rubella) – this may happen …
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What is the 'super flu' and why is Florida getting hit so hard by it?
07 Jan 2026 10:17 GMT
… still recommend getting the flu vaccine to lessen the severity … is a variant of the influenza A infection, which has … Bush, a Wellington specialist in infectious diseases.
In addition, it emerged … 39;ve had German measles, mumps or chicken pox since the …
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Is it too late for a flu shot? How not to get sick this season (and how to handle it if you do)
07 Jan 2026 11:21 GMT
… of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Brigham and … in pediatrics, division of infectious diseases at Boston Children’s … within the home.”
Typical flu symptoms include cough, headache … the flu, Dr. Vandana Madhavan, clinical director of infectious disease at …
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Flu cases, hospitalizations are rising sharply in CT
07 Jan 2026 10:29 GMT
… and system director for infectious diseases at Hartford HealthCare. “ … , Juthani said, the flu vaccine is effective against … health officials said.
“The influenza vaccine, it may not … vaccines, the flu recommendations haven’t changed.
Flu is particularly …
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Flu cases spike in Pa., packing emergency rooms and leading to dozens of deaths
07 Jan 2026 10:23 GMT
… said Dr. John Goldman, infectious disease specialist at UPMC in central … currently have higher rates of influenza than Pennsylvania.
“A …
50,221 laboratory-confirmed influenza cases
4,922 adult … year’s flu vaccine is effective at reducing influenza-related …
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Doctor says flu cases are rising
07 Jan 2026 12:53 GMT
… strain of flu circulating. Flu A, the most common influenza strain of … to the U.S. influenza surveillance report for the week … before and deaths from influenza were up 0.9 … said Dr. Fares Khater, infectious disease specialist at Mountain Comprehensive Health …
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All about the flu variant that's causing cases to spike
07 Jan 2026 12:25 GMT
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A rapidly spreading strain of influenza known as subclade K is … to as a "super flu" in some headlines and … rise in flu cases, but David Engelthaler, who leads the infectious-diseases division …
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Raw Milk Battle Continues in NC Amid Concerns Over Bird Flu, Public Health
07 Jan 2026 13:12 GMT
… highly pathogenic avian influenza — a very infectious strain of bird flu — led to … ban raw milk.
Bird flu has moved from wild birds … cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been identified in the … throw in high-path avian influenza, then that is a …