CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at avian flu. Avian influenza, also called avian flu or bird flu, is an illness that usually affects only birds. There are many different strains of avian flu: 16 H subtypes and 9 N subtypes. Only those labeled …

For several months up to the start of 2025, there were few reported signs of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Africa. Since the beginning of January, however, some infections in poultry flocks have been officially confirmed in the adjacent West …

Beatrice M. Spadacini The first human death from bird flu in the United States occurred on Jan. 6 in a Louisiana hospital, less than three weeks before the second Donald Trump administration’s inauguration. Bird flu, also known as Avian influenza or H5N1, …

Amidst a lackadaisical public health response, two viruses with pandemic potential continue to spread in the United States. The California Department of Health reported the first case of mpox in the United States caused by the clade I mpox virus. …

Since the Covid-19 emergency was officially declared over last year, the US has been gripped by one of the biggest bird flu outbreaks among farm animals in its history. The World Health Organization, meanwhile, just last month declared the mpox virus a new …

GABON – Libreville, the capital of Gabon, has recently become the epicenter of concern as the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) confirmed a resurgence of the highly contagious H5N1 avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu. This marks the first …

Introduction CCHF is a disease that can be transmitted from animals to humans, caused by the CCHF virus, which belongs to the Nairovirus genus in the Bunyaviridae family.1 This illness has received considerable attention due to its relatively high …

The lab-leak narrative, the concocted right-wing theory that China deliberately created the virus that causes COVID-19, has now been elevated to the level of conventional wisdom in many political and media circles, despite being scientifically untenable. …

While the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI)  situation in South African poultry flocks has eased considerably in recent weeks, concerns remain about the possible future resurgence in outbreaks as the country enters the winter months. Over of the …

It seems every few months there is another virus people need to be aware of. Last week, health authorities in the Northern Territory confirmed a person had died from Murray Valley encephalitis (MVE). The woman, aged in her 70s, was treated for MVE at Royal …