This action follows an executive order signed by President Trump on his first day in office to withdraw the United States from the WHO.

President Trump’s decision to pull out of the international health agency could deprive the United States of crucial scientific data and lessen the country’s influence in setting a global health agenda.

The World Health Organization said in January 2025 that China's reported levels of acute respiratory infections, including those caused by the flu-like virus HMPV, were "within the expected range" for winter.

By withdrawing from the World Health Organization and overhauling aid, Trump's new executive orders endanger Americans and the globe, researchers warn. The move also cedes U.S. power to other nations.

China has prohibited imports of sheep, goat, poultry and even-toed ungulates from African, Asian and European countries due to outbreaks of livestock diseases such as sheep pox, goat pox and foot-and-mouth-disease.

Ooh, that’s a big one,” Donald Trump said Monday as he signed an executive order – one of dozens during his first hours as president – to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization.

The U.S. has traditionally been the most generous benefactor of the WHO. A Trump executive order to cut ties with the WHO could pose a threat to global public health.

Staff at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been told to halt all communication with the World Health Organization.

Health officials at the Center for Disease Control have reportedly been ordered to stop working with the World Health Organization, following Trump's criticisms on the agency.

U.S. President Donald Trump is no friend to Canada, and his tariff threats are a menacing shadow as we approach his Feb. 1 deadline. Yet, while the president seems intent on shattering the foundations of the world’s most symbiotic trade relationship,

The policy is causing U.S.-supported organizations around the world to suspend or shut down some operations — and workers say the consequences are devastating.