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Underfunded and Overwhelmed: U.S. Faces Measles and Bird Flu Outbreaks Amid CDC Cuts

The U.S. is facing a dual threat—measles outbreaks in Texas and growing concerns over bird flu in mammals—all while the CDC struggles with deep budget cuts. Can our public health system keep up?

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The Growing Threat of H5N1’s Cross-Species Spread

The recent detection of bird flu (H5N1) in a sheep in Yorkshire, England, has sparked significant concern among health and agricultural agencies worldwide. This marks the first known case of avian influenza infecting a sheep, highlighting the virus's alarming ability...
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A Troubling Resurgence: Measles and the Void in National Guidance

A measles outbreak in Texas, resulting in a child’s death, highlights the dangers of vaccine hesitancy and the lack of consistent federal health messaging.

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Flu Season Hits Texas Schools Hard, Raising Concerns Nationwide

Texas schools are currently grappling with a significant surge in flu cases, leading to increased student absences and prompting concerns about a wider outbreak.

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Rose Acre Farms Bird Flu

Rose Acre Farms Bird Flu Outbreak: How It Could Impact Egg Availability and Prices A recent bird flu outbreak at Rose Acre Farms, one of the largest egg producers in the United States, has raised concerns about potential disruptions in egg supply and rising prices....
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The Kansas Tuberculosis Outbreak: What You Need to Know

Kansas has been grappling with the largest tuberculosis (TB) outbreak the state has seen in over 50 years. This alarming development has raised concerns among public health officials

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The Growing Threat of H5N1’s Cross-Species Spread

by | March 24, 2025 | News, U.K. | 0 Comments

The recent detection of bird flu (H5N1) in a sheep in Yorkshire, England, has sparked significant concern among health and agricultural agencies worldwide. This marks the first known case of avian influenza infecting a sheep, highlighting the virus's alarming ability...
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Fang Bin: China Covid whistleblower returns home to Wuhan after jail

by | May 2, 2023 | China, News | 0 Comments

Fang Bin, who documented the initial Covid outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan, has been freed from jail after three years, sources told the BBC. Mr Fang is one of several so-called citizen journalists who disappeared after sharing videos of scenes in Wuhan, the...
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Five die with Arcturus variant in UK as strain spreads globally

by | April 24, 2023 | Medical, News, U.K. | 0 Comments

Five people who had the Arcturus strain of Covid have died, according to the latest data from public health chiefs. As of 17 April there were 105 cases of XBB.1.16 – also known as Arcturus – in England, with infections located in all regions apart from the North East....
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Apple: Chinese workers flee Covid lockdown at iPhone factory

by | October 30, 2022 | China, News | 0 Comments

Workers have broken out of Apple's largest iPhone assembly factory in China after a Covid outbreak forced staff to lockdown at the workplace. Video shared online showed about 10 people jumping a fence outside the plant, owned by manufacturer Foxconn, in the central...
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Ebola outbreak in Uganda — racing to contain the spread

by | October 21, 2022 | Africa, Medical, News | 0 Comments

Johannesburg, South Africa — Two weeks ago, a 24-year-old man in Uganda felt ill. He went to a private clinic several times between September 11 and 13 with a high fever, convulsions, blood in his vomit, pain and swelling everywhere, and bleeding in his eyes. He...
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Around 1 million children in London offered polio boosters after virus is detected in sewage

by | August 10, 2022 | London, Medical, Medicine | 0 Comments

Children living in London will be offered an extra dose of the polio vaccine following the discovery of poliovirus in sewage in the British capital, health authorities announced Wednesday. The UK Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation said a targeted...
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China New, Potentially Fatal Langya Virus Detected … Cause For Alarm Overseas

by | August 9, 2022 | China, Medical | 0 Comments

China New, Potentially Fatal Langya Virus Detected ... Cause For Alarm Overseas No, this isn't deja-vu ... China has discovered a new, potentially fatal virus within its borders, which experts say could trigger yet another pandemic. The Langya Henipavirus, referred to...
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COVID-19 cases decline 9% worldwide in week but Asia up 26% with Japan 200,000 daily

by | July 24, 2022 | Japan, News | 0 Comments

Despite a worldwide 9% decline in COVID-19 cases in the past week, the virus is spiking in Asia with a 26% gain, including surpassing 200,000 cases for the first time in Japan. Deaths were down 4% and remain at among the lowest levels since the pandemic was declared...
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Centaurus: what we know about the new COVID variant and why there’s no cause for alarm

by | July 22, 2022 | India, Medicine | 0 Comments

Centaurus: what we know about the new COVID variant and why there's no cause for alarm A new COVID variant has recently been detected in several countries including the UK, US, India, Australia and Germany. Called BA.2.75, it’s a subvariant of omicron. You might have...
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New coronavirus mutant raises concerns in India and beyond

by | July 11, 2022 | India, News | 0 Comments

The quickly changing coronavirus has spawned yet another super contagious omicron mutant that’s worrying scientists as it gains ground in India and pops up in numerous other countries, including the United States. Scientists say the variant – called BA.2.75 – may be...
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