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December 16, 2025

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Pakistan issues ‘super flu’ advisory for winter surge as cases rise

A representative picture shows a box of flu vaccine on display at a pharmacy in London, Britain, on December 11, 2025. — Reuters The provinces are asked to strengthen preparedness measures. 340,856 suspected ILI cases were reported in week 44-49. 12% of samples tested confirm positive for H3N2. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Monday issued an advisory as cases of H3N2 flu rise globally and in Pakistan, warning that a new genetic subclade known as Subclade K, often called “super flu,” has emerged internationally and urging provincial health authorities to step up preparedness and prevention measures. The NIH

December 13, 2025

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UK health services battle ‘super flu’ outbreak.

A man walks into a pharmacy with a sign advertising flu shots as hospitalizations rise, with Britain and other European countries facing a severe flu season and health authorities warning of rising cases caused by a mutated strain of the virus, in London, Britain, December 11, 2025. — Reuters. Prime Minister Starmer denounces “reckless” plans by doctors to go on strike. Doctors’ strikes just before Christmas “shouldn’t happen”, says Starmer. Doctors are at loggerheads with the government over pay and a lack of training opportunities. The UK is facing an “unprecedented wave of super flu”, a health chief warned, as

November 27, 2025

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Bird flu poses pandemic risk worse than Covid, French Institute says

Ducks are seen inside a poultry farm in Castelnau-Tursan, France. —Reuters The bird flu virus that spreads among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than Covid-19 if the virus mutates to be transmitted between humans, the head of the respiratory infections center at France’s Pasteur Institute said. Highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has killed hundreds of millions of birds in recent years, disrupting food supplies and driving up prices, although human infections remain rare. “What we fear is that the virus adapts to mammals, and especially to humans, it can be transmitted

January 31, 2025

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Vaccine calls are increasing louder in the UK amid growing bird flu

A chicken is a cage on a farm where thousands of birds are produced in Tepatitlan in Mexico on June 6th 2024. – AFP London: Several agricultural organizations on Friday urged the UK government to allow vaccinations for poultry against bird flu in the midst of a foreign foreign illness in the country. To date, 27 farms have confirmed cases of bird flu, most in England and with an outburst discovered in Scotland. On Friday, the affected poultry were discovered in commercial property in Norfolk, Eastern England and the birds were destroyed. So far, the health authorities have identified only

January 7, 2025

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The US reports its first death from bird flu

A test tube labeled “Bird Flu” is seen in front of the US flag in this picture taken June 10, 2024. — Reuters WASHINGTON: Louisiana health officials on Monday reported the first human death in the United States linked to bird flu, noting that the patient had underlying medical conditions and that overall risks to the public remained “low.” The patient, aged over 65, had been hospitalized in the southern state since at least mid-December, when the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it as the country’s first serious human case of H5N1 infection. “While the current

November 26, 2024

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Bird flu poses risks to some Americans’ Thanksgiving breakfast

A test tube labeled “Bird Flu”, eggs and a piece of paper in the colors of the US national flag are seen in this picture, January 14, 2023. — Reuters Some Americans may be in serious jeopardy with their family Thanksgiving breakfast as grocery stores are reportedly facing a nationwide egg shortage due to bird flu. Although the supply of eggs appears to be stable in most areas of the country, some areas are experiencing a dairy crisis. According to NBC Newsthe shortage occurred as a result of rising egg prices, feed and empty shelves in areas of Denver, Miami

November 10, 2024

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Canada detects first case of human H5 bird flu in British Columbia teenager

Test tubes are seen with the words “Bird Flu” in this picture, June 10, 2024. — Reuters Canada has identified its first case of H5 bird flu in one person, a teenager in the western province of British Columbia, health officials said Saturday. That person is being treated at a children’s hospital for H5 bird flu, the provincial health department said in a statement. The source of the transmission and any contacts are being investigated. Officials said the contamination likely came from a bird or animal. “This is a rare event,” said British Columbia Health Officer Bonnie Henry. “We are

July 13, 2024

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The CDC reports three possible cases of bird flu in Colorado

Colorado has reported three suspected cases of H5 bird flu infection in poultry workers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced Friday. The three people had mild symptoms, the CDC said in a statement. The infections occurred in workers who killed infected animals at a poultry facility experiencing an outbreak of H5N1 bird flu, it said. Symptoms included conjunctivitis, or pink eye, and common symptoms of a respiratory infection, Colorado officials said in a statement, adding that none of the people were hospitalized. State epidemiologists said the infections appear to have come from contact with infected poultry. The

July 10, 2024

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Bird flu restrictions in Michigan spark memories of COVID-19 measures

Some dairy farmers are resisting Michigan’s pioneering efforts to stop the spread of bird flu out of fear that their incomes will suffer from added costs and harm to rural America. The government’s restrictions, which include tracking who comes and goes from farms, are rekindling unwanted memories of COVID-19 in Martin and other small towns in central Michigan. The state has two of four known human cases, all dairy workers, after federal authorities confirmed the world’s first case in U.S. cattle in late March. The state has tested more people than any of the 12 states with confirmed cases in

January 12, 2024

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WHO sees ‘incredibly low’ flu and Covid vaccination rates on the rise

LONDON/CHICAGO: Low vaccination rates against the latest versions of Covid-19 and the flu are putting pressure on health care systems this winter, top public health officials told Reuters. In the United States, many European countries and other parts of the world, there have been reports of increasing hospitalizations linked to respiratory infections in recent weeks. Death rates have also risen among the elderly in some areas, but well below the peak of the Covid pandemic. The Spanish government has reinstated mask-wearing requirements in healthcare facilities, as have some US hospital chains. “Too many people need serious medical care for influenza,

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