CDC Posts First Bird Flu Update Since Trump Took Office
The CDC posted a bird flu update to the health agency’s website on Wednesday, the first since President Donald Trump took office. The report provides a snapshot of recent human cases of H5N1, including two people who were hospitalized after being infected by different means, bringing the national total to 70 cases and one death.
CDC: Bird flu can spread from animals to humans in rare cases
In a report published earlier this year, the CDC says there have been rare instances over the last decade where bird flu viruses have spread from mammals to people. Examples include the spread of bird flu from a cat to a human in 2016 and from cows in 2024.
U.S. health officials are reevaluating a $590 million contract that was awarded to Moderna for the development of its bird ...
Flu has been brutal this season. The CDC estimates at least 24 million illnesses, 310,000 hospitalizations, and 13,000 ...
The Trump administration is reviewing a contract extended to Moderna in the final days of the Biden administration.
A supposed headline about the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) killing cats in response to the bird flu ...
Three bovine veterinarians had undetected H5N1 avian influenza infections despite no apparent contact with infected cows, ...
If bird flu is only spreading through direct animal contact, how did veterinarians with no known exposure get infected?
Samples from dead ducks found on Short Sands Beach on Tuesday are being sent to a lab to determine whether the birds died ...
Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne diseases.
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