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White House Declares COVID-19 a Lab Leak, Overhauls COVID.gov

The Trump administration redirects COVID.gov to a new page asserting the virus originated in a Wuhan lab and criticizing prior pandemic policies and officials.

White House Officially Backs Lab Leak Theory for COVID-19 Origin

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Oropouche Virus Cases Surge in Latin America, Study Reveals Widespread Prevalence

German Virologists Criticize COVID-19 Policies in Saxony Inquiry

Germany Revisits Pandemic Response in Heated 'Markus Lanz' Debate

Delayed Pentagon Report Reveals U.S. Troops Had COVID-Like Symptoms After 2019 Wuhan Military Games

Concealed Report Reveals U.S. Troops Showed COVID-Like Symptoms in Wuhan in 2019

Hantavirus Outbreak in California Claims Three Lives, Raising Public Health Concerns

Berlin Reports Sharp Rise in Mpox Cases, Highest in Germany for 2025

World's First Case of H5N1 Bird Flu Confirmed in Sheep in England

H5N1 Bird Flu in U.S. Expands with New Variant Detected in Dairy Cows

RFK Jr.'s Proposal to Let Bird Flu Spread Faces Overwhelming Criticism

German Intelligence Findings on COVID-19 Lab Origin Raise Transparency Questions

Influenza Cases Decline in Saxony, But Death Toll Reaches 114

Drosten: Sweden's Pandemic Strategy Would Not Have Worked in Germany

Sweden’s Pandemic Strategy Revisited: Lessons for Germany Five Years Later

German Intelligence Report on Wuhan Lab Leak Suppressed by Merkel and Scholz

Second Ebola Death in Uganda Highlights Challenges in Containing Outbreak

HHS Reconsiders $590 Million Moderna Contract for Bird Flu Vaccine

Scientists Identify New Coronavirus in Bats Capable of Infecting Humans

Bird Flu Detected in Arizona Dairy Milk Supply, Raising Concerns Over Spillover

Nevada Confirms First Human Case of Bird Flu Linked to Dairy Cattle

New Bird Flu Strain Detected in Nevada Cows and Dairy Worker

New York Temporarily Closes Live Poultry Markets to Contain Bird Flu Outbreak

Bird Flu Spreads to Dairy Cows, Raising Concerns Over Mutation Risks

Elon Musk Accuses USAID of Funding Risky Research Linked to Wuhan Lab

H5N1 Avian Flu Detected in U.S. Cattle, Raising Pandemic Concerns

Experts Warn of Bird Flu's Potential to Mutate and Spread Among Humans

Uganda Declares Ebola Outbreak Following Nurse's Death in Kampala

Rare H5N9 Bird Flu Detected in U.S. Poultry for the First Time

New H5N9 Bird Flu Strain Detected on California Duck Farm

HMPV Cases Rise in China and UK, But Pandemic Fears Are Unfounded

Experts Warn of Global Unpreparedness for Future Pandemics

CIA Suggests Wuhan Lab Leak More Likely Than Natural Origin for COVID-19

CIA Now Leans Toward COVID-19 Lab Leak Theory

New CIA Director Shifts Agency's Stance to Favor Lab-Origin Theory for COVID-19

Long Island's Last Duck Farm Euthanizes Entire Flock Due to Bird Flu Outbreak

Tanzania Confirms Single Marburg Virus Death After Initial Denial

HHS Debars EcoHealth Alliance and Former President Peter Daszak for Five Years

US Allocates $590 Million to Moderna for Bird Flu Vaccine Development

H5N1 Bird Flu Outbreak Expands, Raising Concerns About Human Pandemic Potential

First U.S. Human Death from H5N1 Bird Flu Raises Concerns About Mutation Risks

California Cats' Deaths Linked to Bird Flu in Contaminated Raw Milk

Human Metapneumovirus Cases Rise in India and Decline in Northern China

China Marks Five Years Since First Known COVID-19 Death Without Official Commemoration

HMPV Cases Rise Globally: Experts Stress No Cause for Alarm

US Faces Escalating Bird Flu Threat as Virus Spreads to Dairy Cattle

New Norovirus Strain Drives Surge in U.S. Outbreaks

First U.S. Bird Flu Death Raises Concerns Over Potential Mutation Risks

First U.S. Death from H5N1 Bird Flu Raises Concerns Over Pandemic Preparedness

Study Links Common Virus to a Subtype of Alzheimer’s Disease

India Confirms No Unusual Rise in Respiratory Illnesses Despite Reports from China

WHO Urges China for Greater Transparency on COVID-19 Origins

FDA Launches Nationwide Testing of Raw Milk Cheese for Bird Flu

CDC Flags Mutated Bird Flu Case in Louisiana as Potential Pandemic Risk

Whistleblower Claims Biden Admin Suppressed Evidence Supporting COVID-19 Lab Leak Theory

Bird Flu Kills 20 Big Cats at Washington Sanctuary

Bird Flu Outbreak Kills 20 Big Cats at Washington Sanctuary

First Human Case of Bird Flu Confirmed in Los Angeles County

First Severe U.S. Bird Flu Case Confirmed as Virus Spreads Across Livestock

Rwanda and WHO Announce End of Marburg Virus Outbreak

California Declares Emergency Over Bird Flu Outbreak in Dairy Farms

Confirmed Bird Flu Outbreak in Karlsruhe Prompts Mass Culling

Experts Warn of Growing Bird Flu Threat as U.S. Human Cases Reach 61

Arizona Zoo Reports Bird Flu Outbreak, Killing Five Animals and Infecting Two Workers

Experts Warn of Growing Bird Flu Threat to Humans and Animals

Hundreds of Virus Samples Missing in Major Breach at Australian Lab

Investigation Launched After Hundreds of Virus Samples Go Missing from Australian Lab

Study Warns of Potential Human Pandemic Risk from Mutating H5N1 Bird Flu Virus

USDA Mandates Milk Testing to Track Bird Flu in Dairy Cows

Congressional Report Exposes Failures in U.S. COVID-19 Policies

USDA Mandates Nationwide Milk Testing for Bird Flu

Poliovirus Detected in Wastewater Across Seven German Cities

House Report Points to Lab Leak as Likely Origin of COVID-19

U.S. Congressional Report Supports Likely Lab Origin of COVID-19

UK Prepares 5 Million Doses of H5 Bird Flu Vaccine as Precautionary Measure

U.S. Congressional Report Points to Wuhan Lab Leak as Most Likely Covid-19 Origin

Marburg Virus Outbreak in Rwanda Raises Global Health Concerns

Rising Concerns Over H5N1 Bird Flu's Spread and Human Infections

Bird Flu Found in Raw Milk Sold in California, Prompting Health Warnings

Detection of Avian Flu in Raw Milk Raises Health Concerns

Bird Flu Cases in North America Show Signs of Virus Adapting to Humans

Concerns Grow as Bird Flu Spreads to New Species in California and Oregon

First Human Cases of H5N1 Bird Flu Reported in Canada and U.S.

Canada Reports First Human Avian Flu Case in B.C. Teen

Canada Reports First Human Case of Avian Flu

Unreported H5N1 Infections Found Among US Dairy Workers

CDC Expands Bird Flu Testing After Asymptomatic Infections Found in Dairy Workers

Bird Flu Outbreak in UK Prompts Mass Poultry Cull

Bornavirus Detected in Bavarian Hedgehogs Sparks Health Warning

First U.S. Pig Tests Positive for H5N1 Bird Flu, Raising Pandemic Concerns

New Clade 1b Mpox Strain Detected in the UK Amid Growing Global Concerns

California Bird Flu Outbreak Spreads from Cows to Humans

Bird Flu Cases Rise in US, Now Reported in Six States

CDC Investigates Presumptive Bird Flu Cases in Washington Farm Workers

Africa Faces Dual Health Crises with Marburg and Mpox Outbreaks

Rising Cases of Deadly Triple E Virus Spark Health Concerns Across US

Rwanda Launches Marburg Virus Vaccine Trial Amid Outbreak

California Confirms First Human Bird Flu Cases Linked to Dairy Cows

Missouri Faces Possible Human-to-Human Bird Flu Transmission