Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Former CDC officials expressed concern over the lack of a permanent director. An HHS spokesperson said acting ...

(NEXSTAR) – As one variant of the flu virus starts to decline, another is rising to take its place. Influenza A is still the most common type of flu circulating, but influenza B has risen for two ...

A group of exclusive sunny islands are on alert as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued an urgent warning of a virus outbreak. The Seychelles, a group of islands in the ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

A bill advanced in the Missouri House would require the state to track cases of alpha-gal syndrome and report them to the CDC ...

For the first time, deadly H5N1 bird flu has been confirmed as the cause of a wildlife die-off in Antarctica, killing more than 50 skuas during the 2023–2024 summers. Researchers on an Antarctic ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a travel warning to the African country Seychelles as an outbreak of chikungunya, a virus commonly spread through infected mosquitoes, is hitting ...

(NEXSTAR) – As one variant of the flu virus starts to decline, another is rising to take its place. Influenza A is still the most common type of flu circulating, but influenza B has risen for two ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released a new travel alert for certain East African islands due to a continuing virus outbreak. The agency placed the Seychelles under a “Level 2” ...

More than 50 skuas in Antarctica died from the high pathogenicity avian influenza virus H5N1 in the summers of 2023 and 2024, marking the first documented die-off of wildlife from the virus on the ...

Michael Kaplan is an award-winning reporter and producer for the CBS News investigative unit. He specializes in securing scoops and crafting long-form television investigations. His work has appeared ...

The League of Women Voters of Southwest Missouri strongly believes that voters in southwest Missouri should be deeply concerned about the unjust redistricting map passed by the Missouri Legislature ...