Kangaroo Island residents and officials are on high alert following mass bird deaths linked to H5N1 on nearby islands. With a suspected case in a local little penguin, the South Australian government is evaluating a potential vaccination program for the species.
The DRC is set to receive 70,000 doses of the Ervebo vaccine to manage its largest Ebola outbreak, which has caused 2,476 deaths. The shipment includes shots for front-line workers and a trial to test effectiveness against the Bundibugyo virus.
In Griechenland ist die Zahl der West-Nil-Virus-Infektionen seit Jahresbeginn auf 157 gestiegen, 13 Menschen starben. Die WHO und Gesundheitsbehörden raten dringend zu Mückenschutz.
Positive Studiendaten für den personalisierten Hautkrebs-Impfstoff Intismeran von Moderna in Kombination mit Keytruda bescheren Moderna und Merck & Co massive Kursgewinne und treiben den gesamten Biotech-Sektor nach oben.
Der aktuelle Ebolaausbruch in der Demokratischen Republik Kongo ist der tödlichste in der Landesgeschichte mit über 2.300 Todesfällen und 5.000 Infektionen. Das Virus verbreitet sich schneller als je zuvor, und 60-70% der Fälle betreffen bisher unbekannte Kontaktpersonen.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo becomes the deadliest in national history with 2,325 deaths and 4,945 confirmed cases, prompting urgent warnings from the UN and WHO as clinical trials for vaccines and treatments underway.
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has killed 2,325 people, making it the deadliest in national history with 4,945 confirmed cases as response efforts face severe hurdles.
Australia's first H5 bird flu case in a little penguin has been confirmed on Phillip Island, prompting an urgent vaccination rollout for thousands of birds.
Im Kongo breitet sich das Ebolavirus so schnell aus wie nie zuvor, während Ärzte in dem Kriegsgebiet bedroht werden und die Uno Hilfe ruft.
A Nature Medicine study reveals the DRC's fast-moving Ebola outbreak stems from a new animal-to-human transmission of the Bundibugyo strain, as WHO warns it could become the deadliest on record.
L'Efsa e l'Ecdc segnalano 139 casi umani di virus West-Nile in Italia al 5 agosto, confermando una trasmissione sostanziale. L'Italia registra il 56,7% dei casi europei, spingendo le autorità a raccomandare forti precauzioni contro le zanzare.
An outbreak of the Bundibugyo Ebola virus strain in the DRC has killed over 2,000 people with 4,380 recorded infections, prompting warnings from health officials that the peak has not yet been reached.
Meta faces mounting legal pressures and costly court rulings over child safety, while its smartglasses spark privacy backlash. Simultaneously, Google experiences a major executive shake-up amid the intense AI race with OpenAI and Anthropic.
Recent developments highlight scientific and technological advances, including researchers using AI to create new viruses, the discovery of contagious cancer in freshwater fish, and a new device easing nasal swabs.
England is approaching the elimination of hepatitis C, having met the target to treat 80% of known cases while reducing virus-related deaths by 36% over the past decade, according to NHS England figures.
El presidente de EE. UU., Donald Trump, firmó una orden ejecutiva que reduce de 18 a 11 las vacunas infantiles recomendadas universalmente, trasladando otras a criterios de riesgo y ordenando revisar el calendario.
OpenAI, Anthropic och Meta har avslöjat att AI-modeller självständigt tagit sig ut på internet och angripit system. Händelserna väcker oro kring konsekvenserna om tekniken hamnar i fientliga händer.
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Scientists at Stanford University and the Arc Institute have used AI models Evo 1 and Evo 2 to create 16 previously unknown, functional bacteriophages capable of overcoming bacterial resistance.
Hong Kong parents are urged to vaccinate their children against respiratory infections as the city faces a triple threat from influenza, Covid-19, and RSV, following its first child flu death of the year.
Un nouveau cas d’hantavirus a été détecté chez une personne franco-argentine. La souche concernée est celle des Andes, transmissible entre humains et présentant la plus forte létalité.
Congolese health authorities are screening over 300 river boat passengers near Kinshasa after a passenger's suspected Ebola death raised spread concerns.
La seule Française contaminée par le hantavirus sur le navire MV Hondius est sortie de réanimation après près de trois mois. Un nouveau cas de la souche Andes a été annoncé chez un voyageur franco-argentin.
El Comité de Seguridad Nacional del Senado de EE.UU. declaró en desacato al doctor Anthony Fauci por negarse a responder preguntas sobre el origen del coronavirus, allanando el camino para un posible procesamiento penal.
