CDC expands testing protocols for avian flu cases in influenza patients
The CDC is calling for expanded testing of bird flu after a child in California tested positive for the virus despite no known contact with animals.
CDC Expands Bird Flu Testing Amid Ongoing Human Infections
The CDC advises testing hospitalized flu patients for bird flu within 24 hours to prevent delays in identifying human infections. While the public risk remains low, nearly 70 Americans have contracted bird flu.
U.S. government expands testing of milk for bird flu
Also in Health Watch, a new study says drinking a small glass of wine a day may actually protect your heart, and the CDC says anyone over 50 should get the pneumococcal vaccine.
Bird flu or seasonal sickness? Here's how the CDC plans to ramp up testing
A child ill with fever and conjunctivitis in San Francisco tested positive for bird flu but had no known source of transmission.
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.
CDC urges faster testing to find human bird flu cases
NBC News Medical Contributor Dr. Kavita Patel speaks with Gadi Schwartz about the difference in symptoms between a cold and the flu and explains the CDC's urge for faster testing to find human bird flu cases.
CDC calls for testing hospitalized flu patients to determine whether they have bird flu
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is asking that people with flu severe enough to require hospitalization be tested for bird flu.
CDC reports a confirmed case of bird flu in South Carolina
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.
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CDC Announces First Severe Case Of Bird Flu With ‘Concerning’ Mutation, Experts Warn Risk Of Another Pandemic
However, pushing back on the rise of bird flu possibly becoming another pandemic, a spokesperson for the CDC told CNN that the ‘comments about avian flu (H5N1) testing are out of date ...
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Bird flu uptick in US has CDC on alert for pandemic 'red flags': report
The red flags the CDC is monitoring are outbreaks that are spread from person-to-person and evidence that the virus has ...
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Dr. Leana Wen says for bird flu, "we should have learned our lesson from COVID" in testing
Leana Wen said Sunday that the lack of testing for bird flu doesn ... so that we aren't waiting for public labs and CDC labs to tell us what's bird flu or not," she added. The recent ...
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CDC monitors bird flu as rare human case sparks concerns
Wen continued, "Now, we have 66 cases of bird flu in humans, and this is almost certainly a significant undercount because we have not been doing nearly enough testing." The CDC says no person ...
U.S. Gives Moderna $590 Million to Accelerate a Bird Flu Vaccine
The latest funding is a sign of how seriously the Biden administration appears to be taking the pandemic threat.