The widening U.S. bird flu outbreak has made its way to Maryland, which has counted two cases on commercial poultry farms — one in Caroline County and another in Queen Anne’s County — since the start ...

In 2023, the 10 leading causes of death remained the same as in 2022. The top leading cause in 2023 was heart disease, ...

Learn about the CDC's new measures for clinicians, including prompt testing for bird flu and antiviral treatment, to respond to the outbreak.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients ...

The U.S. has reported its first death due to bird flu, aka H5N1. How deadly is H5N1? Experts discuss bird flu fatality rate amid ongoing outbreak.

The first human death from bird flu in the United States occurred on January 6 in a Louisiana hospital, less than three weeks ...

The CDC is monitoring developments closely because the United States is in the middle of flu season. With more patients ...

The CDC on Thursday urged labs nationwide to determine within 24 hours of admission whether people hospitalized with the flu ...

The first U.S. death from bird flu is raising new concerns about the H5N1 virus, and whether bird flu will become the next ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today released an advisory recommending clinicians expedite subtyping of type ...

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