In today’s Health Alert, a new strain of bird flu - H5N9 - has been detected in the U.S. The first confirmed case was found ...

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

The acting secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services has put an "immediate pause" on communications by federal ...

Bird flu has had a nationwide effect causing harm to the poultry and domestic animals but it also has been posing a risk to human health. While the health risk is low, people have been cautioned.

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

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services paused most external communications Tuesday, Jan. 21, following the inauguration of President Donald Trump for his second term. An internal memo, first ...

President Trump ordered a “blackout” for federal health agencies, which bans them from publishing external communication, but ...

The CDC has put out new bird flu guidelines amid a new case announced this week in Accomack County on Virginia's Eastern Shore.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Spartanburg has a confirmed case of the bird flu. The CDC reports the virus was detected on Dec. 31, 2024, in a flock of about 490 birds. The CDC didn’t specify ...

The latest CDC alert says testing for bird flu should move more quickly, ideally within 24 hours of a person’s hospital admission. “The system right now tells us what has already happened. What we ...

NBC News Medical Contributor Dr. Kavita Patel speaks with Gadi Schwartz about the difference in symptoms between a cold and the flu and explains the CDC's urge for faster testing to find human ...

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging hospitals to accelerate advanced testing of people they suspect may have bird flu. Its alert to ... of the ways the CDC has stepped ...