H5N1 has been responsible for widespread outbreaks in poultry and wild birds, causing significant losses in the animal population. Experts warn that although human-to-human transmission has not yet ...

People hospitalized for flu should be tested for bird flu within 24 hours, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday, in an expansion of the agency’s efforts to tackle ...

The CDC recommends that hospitalized flu patients be tested for bird flu within 24 hours to timely identify avian influenza A ...

CDC officials said they opted to upgrade the advisory after seeing more patients whose illness cannot be traced back to an infected animal or bird. "That's a newer finding in the history of H5 - not ...

People hospitalized for flu should be tested for bird flu within 24 hours, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

Another dangerous strain of flu has claimed a life and Georgia’s numbers continue to climb. There’s no vaccine, so what can ...

The CDC advises testing hospitalized flu patients for bird flu within 24 hours to prevent delays in identifying human ...

Trump's pick for health secretary has a record of attacking vaccines. In fact he's even taken direct aim at bird flu shots.

Maryland may be known for crabs, but it is also a major producer of broiler chickens and dairy products. So a recent spate of ...

Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.

Researchers have identified nine mutations in a bird flu strain from a person in Texas. Bad news: this strain is more capable of causing disease and replicates better in the brain. Good news: approved ...

At least 66 people, most of them dairy workers, have been infected. Last week, the Louisiana Health Department reported the ...