Over 160,000 people this season have landed in the hospital from flu complications, CDC estimates. More than 6,600 have died. Here are the symptoms.
As egg prices continue to soar across the country, there are new concerns about bird flu as a new strain was discovered at a duck farm.
A CDC official, John Nkengasong, MSc, PhD, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that all staff who work with the WHO must immediately stop thei
Meanwhile, the Trump Administration has ordered the CDC among other health organizations to pause external communication at least until the end of the month.
The CDC has confirmed a new human H5N1 bird flu case in California, raising the US total to 67. Most cases involve farm workers exposed to sick animals. The CDC urges rapid testing, antiviral treatments,
A new strain of a highly pathogenic and rare strain of bird flu has been reported on a duck farm in central California.
NWS Los Angeles Meteorologist-in-Charge Ariel Cohen joins FOX Weather to talk about the recent impacts of rainfall in areas of Southern California burned by recent wildfires.
The flu vaccine is generally about 40% effective at completely preventing influenza, according to Blumberg. The flu vaccine protects against three strains of influenza, including two influenza A strains. It also protects against influenza B, which typically shows up later in the season, Blumberg said.
The government is investigating a rare strain of avian flu, H5N9, detected on a duck farm in central California, according to the World Organisation for Animal Health. It marks the first reported outbreak of this strain in U.S. poultry.
CDC confirmed a new human case of H5N1 in California. The recent case involves a child from San Francisco. CDC data reveals that California has been the worst affected by the ongoing bird flu outbreak with 38 of the total cases reported.
Experts said the sudden stoppage was a surprise and would set back work on investigating and trying to stop outbreaks and brewing global threats.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention abruptly ordered its staff to cease all collaboration with the World Health Organization on Monday, marking a dramatic acceleration of President Donald Trump's executive order to withdraw from the global health body.