The death in Louisiana — involving a person with underlying health conditions — is the first human case in the United States ...

The CDC confirmed the first US-based severe human case of H5N1 bird flu in Louisiana in December. The Louisiana Department of ...

Several viruses -- seasonal flu, stomach flu, COVID-19 and RSV -- are surging in the United States and are expected to spike ...

Flu and COVID-19 case counts are high and rising in most parts of the United States, according to recent data by the Centers ...

Case numbers of the infectious disease tularemia, also termed 'rabbit fever', have jumped in the United States over the past ...

Rates of pertussis in the United States are surging, with more than 32,000 cases reported as of mid-December -- about six ...

Robert Redfield, former CDC director, predicts bird flu would be “much more catastrophic than the COVID pandemic.” ...

CDC is saddened by Louisiana’s report that a person previously hospitalized with severe avian influenza A(H5N1) illness ...

Tularemia cases in the U.S. rose by 56% from 2011 to 2022, with central states and American Indian communities most affected, highlighting diagnostic advancements and health disparities.

There is still a danger, however: a person in Louisiana recently became the first person in the country to die from H5N1. Louisiana health officials said the patient was over the age of 65 and had ...

Explore the implications of the first human death from H5N1 bird flu in the US and what it means for public health.

The CDC’s actions come in response to China’s government-run media confirming that positivity rates of HMPV hare rising in children under the age of 14, despite respiratory illnesses being ...