Pandemics

Australia reports second H5N1 bird flu case in migratory seabird

Australian Agriculture Minister Julie Collins speaks during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on June 20.

Is the US prepared for the next pandemic? How Trump’s policies have weakened defences

Red Cross workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) carry the coffin of a man who died of Ebola virus before his burial in Bunia, Ituri province, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 10, 2026.

Ebola shows world unprepared for pandemic, former US CDC head says

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said on May 28 there are 1,077 suspected cases of the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which is spreading quickly.

Iran World Cup team still waiting for US visas, ambassador says

Iran's players practice during a training session at the Iranian national team's base camp in Antalya, Turkey, on May 26.

WHO says Ebola risk high regionally, low worldwide

Dr Tedros said the latest outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern, but not a pandemic emergency.

Ebola, hantavirus show world’s risk preparedness lagging: Pandemic expert

Ms Helen Clark, co-chair of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, speaks during a session on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly in Geneva on May 19.

WHO states strike deal to extend talks on pandemic treaty

A deep disagreement persisted between wealthy and developing countries on how the Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing system would work in practice.

Risk of another pandemic crisis remains, Ong Ye Kung tells attendees at Geneva event

Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung speaking on global pandemic preparedness and response at an event held on the sidelines of the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, organised by the Communicable Diseases Agency Singapore (CDA), Robert Koch Institute (RKI), and the World Health Organization.

For hantavirus, experts trying to inform without igniting Covid-19 panic

Experts have emphasised that hantavirus is not comparable to Covid-19.

The hantavirus outbreak is reviving Covid-era conspiracy theories

Persons wearing protective suits walk toward the cruise ship MV Hondius docked in the port of Granadilla de Abona in Spain, on May 11.

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