The progression of the species-jumping disease has been unprecedented, including the first-ever U.S. cases of infections in ...

While the H5N1 bird flu keep spreading, the first reported H5N9 outbreak in the United States has been identified on a duck ...

HealthDay News — A new strain of bird flu, H5N9, has been detected for the first time in the United States, raising concerns about how it continues to spread.

This latest outbreak is part of a broader epizootic that has swept across the United States, affecting not only poultry but ...

The map of flu activity across the United States continues to darken, both figuratively and literally, as case numbers spike ...

Dec. 19, 2024 — Stitching together four molecules found in the standard flu vaccine ensures an immune response to all of them, scientists have ... Flu Virus Remains Infectious in Refrigerated ...

CDC Urges Faster Testing for Bird Flu Amid Growing Outbreak By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...

Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed an increase in three respiratory viruses—COVID-19, flu and RSV—and the gastrointestinal disease norovirus. Emergency department ...

At the height of annual flu season, U.S. health officials on Thursday said clinicians should more quickly ensure people who are ill don't have bird flu. While the risk to the general public ...

Jan. 13, 2025 – Most U.S. states are reporting high or very high flu-like activity, while COVID-19 rates remain lower than this time last year. The nation isn’t out of the woods yet ...