Bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses, according to the CDC. The virus mostly spreads between birds and dairy cows, but there have been 67 human cases of bird flu nationwide and one death tied to the infection since 2024, CDC records show.

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.

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention communication delay could hinder coordinating responses at the state and local levels.

After the holiday season and an uptick in travel, California is seeing a rise in respiratory illnesses, prompting health experts to talk of a potential “quad-demic.” The term refers to the simultaneous spread of four major viruses: COVID-19,

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitals treating people for the flu should test them for avian influenza within 24 hours.

As part of a flurry of new executive orders and directives from the Trump administration, agencies under the Department of Health and Human Services were mandated to pause outgoing communications — a move that has sparked concerns across the public health sector.

A child in San Francisco has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu after experiencing conjunctivitis and fever, health officials have confirmed. The young patient also tested positive for flu and RSV, according to local authorities.

Health officials in San Francisco first reported the bird flu case in the child earlier this month before it was confirmed by the CDC. The child experienced symptoms of fever and eye irritation, and has since fully recovered, officials said. Investigators ...

The Trump administration has paused public communications from health agencies, causing concern for California's ability to respond to the avian flu outbreak.

The Trump administration ordered an immediate pause on public communications from federal health agencies like the CDC, FDA, and NIH. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says it expects the pause to be temporary.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The CDC has confirmed the positive bird flu case in a child in San Francisco. City health officials first reported on a presumptive case in a child on Jan. 10 and continue to ...

The Trump administration has made some concessions to the halt placed on distributions of global HIV treatments via the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), according to The New York Times.