In an abundance of caution, the CDC last week advised hospitals and labs to do faster flu testing to help identify possible bird flu cases hiding in the flock of rising flu diagnoses.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture said during her confirmation hearing Thursday that she has “a lot to learn” about highly pathogenic avian ...

President Trump's new policy restricts federal health agencies from publishing external communications, raising concerns about public health information.

In an abundance of caution, the CDC is advising faster flu testing to help identify possible bird flu cases hiding in the flock of rising flu diagnoses.

President Trump has picked former Congressman David Weldon to serve as his CDC director. Previous directors have been able to start soon after they were picked. But under a law passed by Congress in ...

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention communication delay could hinder coordinating responses at the state and local levels.

U.S. health agencies including the CDC this week canceled meetings with external groups, paused some public health ...

Ohio Department of Health director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff cautioned Ohioans to continue to take these illnesses seriously.

There have been no human cases of bird flu in Delaware since this outbreak began, Hofmann said, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website says there has been one probable case in ...

H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread amid commercial and backyard poultry, and additional cases have been reported in ...

Some areas of Middle Creek Wildlife Management Area in Clay Township may close during prime snow geese viewing season this year if large numbers of birds are found sick or ...

No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even ...