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U.S. health agencies participated in WHO flu meeting despite planned exit
"We hope that the pause in the work that we're doing with the U.S. is temporary and we hope that we will be able to resume that in full force in the coming weeks," said Maria Van Kerkhove ...
Five years ago, WHO's COVID pandemic declaration alerted world to unfolding disaster
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus took two pens from his jacket, adjusted his glasses, looked round the room and read his bombshell ...
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Bird flu found in cow's milk - and it may survive heat treatment
Meanwhile, World Health Organisation disease expert Maria van Kerkhove said bird flu may be the cause of a future pandemic. She said: ‘It's infected many different species. That's why we have a ...
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WHO expert: COVID-19 still 'very dangerous' two years into pandemic
But are we actually at the end of the pandemic? Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s technical lead for Covid-19, tells NHK "we’re not there yet." What should we make of the recent decline in ...
More than 40 Paris Olympics athletes come down with COVID
COVID-19 is still very much with us. The virus is circulating in all countries,' said Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's epidemic ...