CDC classifies flu virus as 'highly' severe for first time in 7 years
CINCINNATI (WKRC) — For the first time in more than seven years, t he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ...
USDA Works to Rehire Bird Flu Officials It Fired, NBC News Reports
(Reuters) - The United States Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday that it accidentally fired several agency employees working on the federal government's response to the H5N1 avian flu outbreak, ...
Urgent CDC data and analyses on influenza and bird flu go missing as outbreaks escalate
Sonya Stokes, an emergency room physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, braces herself for a daily deluge of patients sick ...
As Egg Prices Soar, Trump Administration Plans New Strategy to Fight Bird Flu
With egg prices soaring, the Trump administration is planning a new strategy for fighting bird flu that stresses vaccinations ...
Is there a bird flu vaccine? Experts discuss progress amid ‘alarming' outbreak
Since 2021, experts have seen bird flu — also called H5 influenza or highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) — spreading "fairly quickly" across the wild and domestic bird populations and, now, among ...
Bird flu spreads across the U.S.; is there a threat in NJ?
The bird flu is caused by influenza type A viruses, which can spread to humans, although there is minimal risk to the general ...