Respiratory illness activity remains high across the country, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients hospitalized with flu symptoms.

The first human death due to bird flu in the US has been reported in Louisiana, involving a patient over 65 with underlying conditions. The patient contracted H5N1 from exposure to backyard and wild birds.

In 2023, the 10 leading causes of death remained the same as in 2022. The top leading cause in 2023 was heart disease, followed by cancer and unintentional injuries, according to the Centers for ...

The CDC reported the United States has had it's first bird flu death in louisiana.... but are there any concerns here locally?well the good news is that accordi

As per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the patient was over 65 years of age and had existing medical conditions. Due to this, he developed severe illness after being exposed by the bird flu.

Learn about the CDC's new measures for clinicians, including prompt testing for bird flu and antiviral treatment, to respond to the outbreak.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released an advisory recommending clinicians expedite subtyping of type A influenza samples from hospitalized patients, particularly individuals in an intensive care unit.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitals treating people for the flu should test them for avian influenza within 24 hours.

The CDC on Thursday urged labs nationwide to determine within 24 hours of admission whether people hospitalized with the flu have seasonal influenza or are infected with the bird flu that's behind an escalating outbreak in dairy cows and poultry.

The CDC is calling for expanded testing of bird flu after a child in California tested positive for the virus despite no known contact with animals.

CDC testing data for the same period reveals that 6.6 percent of COVID-19 tests came back positive, with Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin seeing the highest test positivity rates of any region at 8.9 percent.