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A sign at the edge of an exclusion zone warns of the closure of a footpath after an outbreak of bird flu in the village of Upham in southern England, February 3, 2015.

WHO warns bird flu 'significant concern' as virus spreads between cows

 Testicular organoids generated from mice pups and incubated in a dish for 21 days. Sertoli cells, which are the cells responsible for the formation of the tubules in the testicle, appear in red and germ cells, which will produce the sperm cells, appear in green. Germ cells always stay close proximi

Technion team discovers important adaptive strategy of the microbiome, impacting immune system

 A cave where ticks live.

Fifteen-year-old teen from Israel's north diagnosed with cave fever

 Illustrative image of a dairy cow.

Bird flu continues to spread in cows in US, human infected

 Illustrative image of a dairy cow.

Dairy cows in US sickened by bird flu for first time

 Baby goat (illustrative)

Goat infected with bird flu in the US for first time

 Penguins are seen in Curverville Island, Antarctica, February 15, 2018.

Bird flu found on mainland Antarctica for first time ever

Workers from the Agriculture Ministry in protective gear retrieving dead cranes who were infected with the Avian Influenza (bird flu) from the Hula Lake in the Hula Valley Nature Reserve, northern Israel, January 2, 2022.

Dozens of cranes killed by bird flu in northern Israel

An aerial view of Anchorage, Alaska.

Elderly man first person to die from Alaskapox virus

 A pregnant woman gets vaccinated (illustrative).

Breakthrough CMV vaccine offers hope to pregnant women

By Dr. Itai Gal
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

 Workers in protective gear seen in Moshav Givat Yoav, in northern Israel, December 29, 2021, following an outbreak of avian influenza

Bird flu spotted in Israel again as outbreaks intensify globally

 Bird receiving oral swab for West Nile virus testing.

West Nile virus found to be connected with agriculture and migratory bird routes

A cow opens its mouth during feeding at the Johann Dairy farm in Fresno, California, U.S. September 10, 2020. Picture taken September 10, 2020.

Israeli-Palestinian cooperation vital to preventing spread of disease in cattle - Hebrew U study

Polar bear near Kaktovik, Barter Island, Alaska

Polar bear dies due to bird flu for first time

 Wastewater is seen inside a Central Marin Sanitation Agency facility in San Rafael, California, U.S., March 29, 2023

How testing wastewater could help you predict viruses in the future

 Adelie penguins are seen as scientists investigate the impact of climate change on Antarctica's penguin colonies, on the eastern side of the Antarctic peninsula, Antarctica January 17, 2022.

Scientists warn bird flu likely to spread further in Antarctica

 People wearing masks pass by portraits of Chinese President Xi Jinping, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China, August 31, 2022

New COVID-19 sub-variant is highly contagious, CDC warns

By Walla!