Zoonotic

Zoonotic

Biodefense Headlines – 28 February 2025

News Scan February 28, 2025

This week’s topics include the retreat of U.S. support for global and domestic health security, outbreak of deadly unknown disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the ongoing Ebola outbreak…

Study Details Evolution of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus

First Case of Human Bird Flu in Canada

U.S. Confirms First Cases of H5 Bird Flu Found in Pigs

Scientists Discover Novel Jeilongvirus, Thanks to Pepper the Cat

Researchers Find Novel Jeilongvirus in Florida

Does the Detection of Influenza D Antibodies in Dogs Pose a Risk to Humans?

Texas Dairy Worker Tests Positive for Avian Flu

Swine Flu Outbreaks in 2023 Illustrate Reality of Zoonotic Influenza

Humans Pass More Viruses to Other Animals Than We Catch From Them

The Basics on the Nipah Virus Outbreak in India

Case Study: Fatal Avian Influenza Infection in Cat in Poland

Scientists Find New Strains of Influenza A in Pigs, Potentially Posing a Pandemic Risk

Anthrax Vaccine Funding Urged Amid West Africa Outbreak

How ProPublica Used Machine Learning to Investigate Where Ebola May Strike

Bat Virus Receptor Studies Vital to Predict Spillover Risk

2022 Oral Rabies Vaccine Efforts Underway in Eastern United States

Bucknell Researchers Head to Uganda to Study African Bats’ Immune Response to Ebola Virus

Discovery of New Avian Immunological Pathway May Lead to Better Poultry Vaccines

WSU Animal Disease Lab Awarded Funding to Improve Early Detection of Outbreaks in Animals

White-Tailed Deer Found to Be Huge Reservoir of SARS-CoV-2 Infection

Biodefense Headlines – 28 February 2025