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She uses her experience in medical research to ensure content is accurate. Influenza—commonly known as the flu—is a respiratory virus that can infect people year-round. Flu season, or when ...

A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...

The U.S. government has handed Moderna almost $600 million to accelerate its work on various bird flu vaccines as well as work on mRNA vaccines for other influenza strains with pandemic potential.

All poultry activities have been suspended in Georgia after bird flu was confirmed in a commercial poultry operation, officials said Friday. The positive bird flu case in Elbert County was ...

As experts continue monitoring and surveying the environment and the nation’s food supply for H5N1 bird flu, a rash of dead cats has many officials on edge. From pet cats in Los Angeles County ...

Americans are in the throes of flu season in large swaths of the country. And it may get worse soon. The United States’ highest month for flu illnesses is usually February, according to the CDC.

It’s the Sick Apple. Norovirus infections jumped a stomach-turning 159% last month compared to the same span last year in NYC, where flu cases are also up nearly 25% so far in 2025, city ...

State and federal officials confirmed a case of bird flu at a commercial poultry operation in Georgia's Elbert County, which prompted state officials to halt all in-state poultry sales and activities.

CDC Urges Faster Testing for Bird Flu Amid Growing Outbreak By India Edwards HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC ...

Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that hospitals speed up testing people who are hospitalized with the flu for H5N1 bird flu. Health care workers in ...