Delays in CDC analyses of infectious disease threats and agency silence will harm Americans, doctors and public health experts warn
Nevada reports its first human case of H5N1 avian influenza in a dairy farm worker, with CDC considering public risk low.
Sonya Stokes, an emergency room physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, braces herself for a daily deluge of patients sick with coughs, soreness, fevers, vomiting, and other flu-like symptoms.
Egg prices hit a record high in January as avian influenza continues decimating flocks around the country and in Maryland, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the CDC.
Egg prices hit a record high in January as avian influenza continues decimating flocks around the country and in Maryland, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the CDC. The average cost of a dozen large Grade A eggs was $4.
H5N1 bird flu is branching out. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that a second type of H5N1 has likely spread from dairy The
Doctors and public health experts say CDC has cut off communication as influenza and bird flu cases rise across the nation.
Avian influenza poses a low risk to humans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports, but officials in Pennsylvania are not taking chances as cases appear in other states.
Dr. Angela Rasmussen, a virologist and professor at the University of Saskatchewan, told "The Gee and Ursula Show" on KIRO Newsradio that fewer people have gotten the flu vaccine this season.
Amid rising respiratory illnesses, a CDC report reveals undetected bird flu cases in US veterinarians. The spread, shown through antibody tests, indicates infections occurring beyond known zones. Experimental confirmation of H5N1 transmission through cow milk prompts officials to urge all states to join the national milk testing program.
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study suggests that bird flu may be spreading under the radar in the U.S. In September, the CDC tested 150 veterinarians who primarily worked with cattle in the past three months.