The highly contagious virus has infected dozens of people so far, if not more, leaving at least 13 hospitalized.
The latest human case of H5N1 is the first in the state of Nevada.
Flu activity is high to very high in 43 states as of early February.
It's the first time that highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N9 has been found in U.S. poultry.
Dozens of active and latent TB cases have been linked to the outbreak dating back to last year, local health officials say.
Federal inspectors uncovered numerous food safety issues at Taylor Farms' Colorado facility, including equipment found with "large amounts of food debris."
The horrific Guinea worm once infected millions of people a year. Thanks to Jimmy Carter and others, the leg-infesting parasite is now on the brink of eradication.
There have been over 32,000 cases of whooping cough this year, CDC data shows—the highest count seen in a decade.
The cat death appears to be the first case of H5N1 in the U.S. traced to raw pet food.
New research is the latest to show that raw milk can be a viable transmission route for bird flu.
While the exact fate of the misplaced samples is still unknown, they likely pose no danger to the public, government officials have said.
A new CDC report details how splash pads have caused dozens of waterborne outbreaks and plenty of gastrointestinal illness since they became popular in the 1990s.
A potential outbreak of a flu-like illness has killed nearly 150 people in the region, mostly children over 15.
60-year-old Fresno resident Leah Seneng was reportedly killed by a rabies infection that she likely caught from a bat that had wandered into her classroom.
A team of Chinese scientists has confirmed the presence of the anthrax-causing bacteria at the site of an infamous Second World War laboratory.
The list of carrot products recalled for potentially containing dangerous bacteria has expanded.
California health officials have recently reported the first known case of clade I mpox to be detected in the U.S.
British Columbia health officials have yet to identify a likely source of the infection, though none of the teen's contacts have tested positive for the virus so far.
New CDC research suggests that a small but significant percentage of dairy farmers working near infected cows have recently contracted H5N1, often without knowing.
Researchers at the World Health Organization have identified 17 pathogens most in need of new or improved vaccines, including threats like HIV, malaria, and influenza.
