CDC, Bird Flu

CDC Urges Faster Testing for Bird Flu Amid Growing Outbreak
FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients hospitalized with flu symptoms, as the H5N1 avian influenza outbreak continues to grow in the United States and Canada.
CDC wants more, faster testing for bird flu as outbreak grows
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients hospitalized with flu symptoms.
As bird flu affects more people and animals, CDC urges faster testing
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory Thursday urging health-care workers treating patients hospitalized with the flu to perform an additional test for bird flu within 24 hours of admission.
US CDC Recommends Faster Testing for Bird Flu in Hospitalized Patients
By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek (Reuters) -People hospitalized for flu should be tested for bird flu within 24 hours, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday, in an expansion of the agency's efforts to tackle ongoing infections in humans.
CDC reports bird flu in Spartanburg County
Spartanburg has a confirmed case of the bird flu. The CDC reports the virus was detected on Dec. 31, 2024, in a flock of about 490 birds.
CDC upgrades its advisory on bird flu. Will Moderna’s stock get a boost?
CDC officials say medical professionals are seeing more patients whose illness cannot be traced back to an infected animal or bird.
Hospitals Should Test All Influenza Patients for Bird Flu, CDC Says
CDC officials say they extended the guidance now because they are seeing more H5N1 patients whose illness they cannot track back to an infected bird or cow.
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Why The U.S. Could Be Making The Same Mistakes With Bird Flu As It Did With COVID-19
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Bird flu vaccine: What to know
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Bird flu causes first casualty. Should we worry about an H5N1 outbreak here?
H5N1 - has led to the first known casualty. While there is no known cure, the CDC does recommend methods to protect yourself.
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What Is Bird Flu? Symptoms & Treatment Amid the H5N1 California Outbreak
California is in a state of emergency due to a recent bird flu outbreak. As residents grapple with the news, many are learning more about the virus — how to look for signs and symptoms and where ...
U.S. egg industry sees record chicken deaths from bird flu outbreak
More than 20 million egg-laying chickens in the U.S. died last quarter because of bird flu, data from the U.S. Department of ...
Bird flu flares up again in Michigan poultry – an infectious disease expert explains the risk to humans, chickens, cows and other animals
The virus impacts milk production and poses significant risks to other bird species, particularly domestic poultry as well as ...
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Low levels of bird flu detected in Lihue Wastewater Treatment Plant
The Hawaii Department of Health detected very low levels of H5 avian influenza (bird flu) in samples from the Lihue ...
CDC urges faster testing as bird flu affects more people, animals
The CDC is monitoring developments closely because the United States is in the middle of flu season. With more patients ...
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How would RFK Jr. handle bird flu? His record on vaccines has experts on edge
Trump's pick for health secretary has a record of attacking vaccines. In fact he's even taken direct aim at bird flu shots.