UN • 2024-11-20

Children face unprecedented challenges by 2050, UNICEF report warns

The future of childhood ‘hangs in the balance’ as three major global forces reshape children’s lives, according to UN Children’s Fund UNICEF’s flagship report released on World Children’s Day. 

Los Angeles Times • 2024-11-19

Alameda County child believed to be latest case of bird flu; source unknown

California health officials reported Tuesday that a child in Alameda Co. has been infected with bird flu; source unknown.

Los Angeles Times • 2024-11-16

H5N1 bird flu infects five more humans in California, and one in Oregon

Health officials have announced six more H5N1 bird flu infections in humans: five in California and the first known case in Oregon.

Los Angeles Times • 2024-11-13

Canadian teenager infected with H5N1 bird flu in critical condition

Cases of H5N1 bird flu in U.S. dairy and poultry workers have largely been mild. However, a new case in a British Columbia teenager has experts worried.