Bird flu has been detected in a Georgia commercial poultry flock for the first time since a countrywide outbreak in 2022.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging hospitals to accelerate advanced testing of people they suspect may have bird flu.

This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26 ... epithelial cells (blue). (CDC/NIAID via AP, File)(AP) On Monday, Louisiana health officials announced that a person hospitalized ...

FILE -This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26 ... epithelial cells (blue). (CDC/NIAID via AP, File) NEW YORK (AP) — The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported ...

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

Basic public health protections help augment our national security protections,” particularly when it comes to emerging disease threats, write Scott Gottlieb and Mark B. McClellan.

As health care services begin offering doxycycline to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs), real-world evidence demonstrates that the postexposure strategy, called doxy PEP, is reducing the rate of syphilis and chlamydia,

Georgia's poultry industry faces its first case of bird flu at a commercial site since the 2022 outbreak. The Georgia Department of Agriculture confirmed Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza at a poultry producer in Elbert County,

The Public Health Agency of Canada is part of the federal health portfolio. Our activities focus on protecting against threats to public health, preventing and reducing diseases and injury, and promoting health, well-being and equity.

The H5N1 bird flu—widespread in wild birds worldwide and the cause of outbreaks in poultry, US cows and several human cases—is a prime example of disease transmission where wildlife/livestock interact.

As fears grow of a possible bird flu pandemic in humans, the federal government is pouring more money into the development of new vaccines, including an mRNA shot.

The case of the Canadian teen and the death of a Louisiana man are stark reminders of bird flu’s capacity to ignite serious illness.