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A plague doctor and his typical apparel during the 17th Century Outbreak.

Black Plague killed farmers thousands of years before 14th-century Europe

 Aedes aegypti mosquitos are seen in a lab at the Fiocruz institute on January 26, 2016 in Recife, Pernambuco state, Brazil.

At least 100 Israelis infected with West Nile virus, most patients concentrated in central Israel

 An Aedes aegypti mosquito is kept in a container in Buenos Aires, Argentina March 13, 2024.

21 Israelis diagnosed with West Nile virus, two die over the weekend

By AVICHAY CHAIM
 The sea urchin Diadema setosum before (left) and after (right) mortality. The white skeleton is exposed following tissue disintegration and loss of spines.

Deadly sea urchin epidemic spreads, causes major threat to coral reefs

 THE TAIWAN delegation in the annual parade during Sukkot in Jerusalem 2023.

Time to allow Taiwan into the WHO - opinion

 Logo of the World Health Organization.

WHO chief urges countries to finalize pandemic accord by deadline

By REUTERS
A man walks through a tunnel formed from crystals of permafrost outside the village of Tomtor in the Oymyakon valley in northeast Russia, January 28, 2013.

Global warming could release viruses millions of years old entrapped in ice

 Alec Goldberg

New COVID treatment from 101 Therapeutics poised to revolutionize pandemic response

People shout slogans and hold up papers during a protest against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions after a vigil for the victims of a fire in Urumqi, as outbreaks of COVID-19 continue, in Beijing, China, November 28, 2022.

Terrorism worries those with authoritarian views more than pandemics - study

A new open-science drug discovery center founded by COVID Moonshot leaders will focus on drugs for three large families of viruses that threaten to cause future pandemics. One family, for example (labeled in green), includes viruses that cause the Zika, dengue and West Nile fevers

Israeli-American blueprint for future pandemic medications

 A person writes with a pen.

Poetry can help people cope with loneliness, isolation, depression

 Vials containing the corona vaccine and a syringe are displayed in front of an Israeli flag.

Health Ministry invited public to get new Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

 THE RECENT rise in cases should not concern the average Israeli.

COVID is back, and its hosts are unwittingly letting it mutate inside them - comment

 Woman looks at a tablet alone in a room (illustrative).

What is a 'digital hug' and how does it work? - study

 VACCINE VIALS travel along the conveyor belt at the Pfizer Purrs manufacturing and packing site.

Scientists work to make vaccine for 'Disease X,' the future pandemic

A healthcare worker holds a syringe and vaccine vial against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Cairo, Egypt March 4, 2021.

One year later, how do Israelis feel about their quality of life after COVID-19?

 A resident receives a vaccine as the vaccinations against Ebola continue in Alakro, the slum where the first case of Ebola was confirmed, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast August 17, 2021

Global health bodies launch new vaccine scheme

By REUTERS
From left to right: Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan, UNGA Chief Csaba Karoshi and Health and Interior Minister Moshe Arbel.

Israel's health minister meets with UNGA chief to discuss pandemics