Sixty people were hospitalized and 10 are known to have died last year in the largest listeria outbreak since 2011.

Due to ongoing sporadic H5N1 avian flu infections and brisk levels of seasonal flu activity, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today urged healthcare providers to subtype all influenza A specimens in hospitalized patients, especially those in the intensive care unit (ICU), as soon as possible.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) says inadequate sanitation at a Boar’s Head plant in Virginia was one of the big factors that led to a deadly multistate listeria outbreak that killed 10 and sickened 61 over the summer.

At the same time, USDA set up a program that reimburses farmers to purchase PPE for their workers, and both USDA and the CDC have deployed more than 100 federal workers into the field to support the response. And, we have invested $5 million in a campaign ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that 15 more states have enrolled in a national H5N1 milk testing program, raising the number to 28 states, which represents roughly 65% of the nation’s milk production,

Over the past several months, bird-flu numbers have been steadily ticking up, especially among farmworkers who interact closely with cows. I spoke with my colleague Katherine J. Wu, who reports on science, about her level of concern right now, and the government’s response to the spread of the virus so far.

The CDC recommends that hospitalized flu patients be tested for bird flu within 24 hours to timely identify avian influenza A (H5N1) cases. While the public risk remains low, faster detection aids in tracing infections and providing swift medical response.

A report from the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service found sanitary noncompliance contributed to a multistate listeria outbreak last year.

To improve and streamline oversight of risky pathogen research, President-elect Donald Trump should create a new biosafety and biosecurity agency.