The Latest Breaking News from CDC

A genetic analysis suggests the bird flu virus mutated inside a Louisiana patient who contracted the first severe case of the illness in the United States

Cases of whooping cough, or pertussis, have risen sharply this year. Here's my Dickensian experience of this disease that should be history.

Americans are encouraged to get vaccinated in early fall, but getting Covid and flu shots today can still be a good idea

The declaration of a state of emergency in California over avian influenza comes within days of the first severe human case of bird flu in the U.S.

The virus has spread for years in wild birds and commercial poultry, and was detected for the first time in US dairy cattle in March

Life expectancy rose to its highest rate since before the pandemic in 2019; COVID-19 as a leading cause of death tumbled down the list.

California declares state of emergency due to bird flu affecting dairy cows and people in the U.S. Protective measures and testing efforts are in place to ...

California officials have declared a state of emergency over the spread of bird flu, which is tearing through dairy cows in that state and causing sporadic illnesses in people in the U.S. That raises new questions about the outbreak of the virus, also known as Type A H5N1

Los Angeles health officials investigate new cases after felines who had consumed raw milk found with H5 virus