Here’s what to know about the United States’ first confirmed severe case of H5N1 avian influenza—and how to protect yourself.

Public health officials have just reported the first known “severe” case of bird flu in the United States. There are now 61 confirmed cases across eight states. This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that a person had been hospitalized with a “severe case” of bird flu.

The CDC is charged with protecting the United States from health threats at home and abroad. That includes making vaccine recommendations — work that has come under fire from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the longtime vaccine skeptic whom Trump has picked to ...

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Public health experts worry that Weldon could undermine confidence in vaccines even as infectious-disease threats such as measles and whooping cough are on the rise

In the United States, at least 103 million COVID-19 cases have been reported since the pandemic began. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that at least 1.21 million ...

The Centers for Disease Control will revisit the new rules that it announced over the summer related to bringing dogs into the United States. The current policy requires that all dogs entering the country must be microchipped,

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with LDH on the epidemiologic investigation. The H5N1 virus, known for causing severe respiratory disease in birds, has been present in the U.S. since 2022. While there have been 60 confirmed ...

Medscape Medical News spoke with the CDC expert on the current H5N1 situation in the United States and ongoing surveillance of the disease.

ATLANTA — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that a new human case of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza has been reported in Louisiana — the first in the state and, notably, the first severe case in the country, requiring hospitalization to treat the infected person.

Northwest Naturals recalls pet food nationwide after bird flu detection in Oregon. Learn about the recall and safety measures for pet owners.