The CDC confirmed the first US-based severe human case of H5N1 bird flu in Louisiana in December. The Louisiana Department of ...

Everyone planning international travel early in 2025 should review the travel health notices issued by the Centers for ...

The death in Louisiana — involving a person with underlying health conditions — is the first human case in the United States ...

Flu and COVID-19 case counts are high and rising in most parts of the United States, according to recent data by the Centers ...

Several viruses -- seasonal flu, stomach flu, COVID-19 and RSV -- are surging in the United States and are expected to spike ...

Respiratory illness activity is currently considered "high" in the United States, according to the CDC. In one state, it is ...

In light of the news of a possible human metapneumovirus outbreak in China, officials talk to Newsweek about the risk to Americans.

In the U.S., cases of HMPV remain low but have been steadily rising since Nov. 2024, as reported by the CDC. As of Dec. 28, 1 ...

CDC is saddened by Louisiana’s report that a person previously hospitalized with severe avian influenza A(H5N1) illness ...

Case numbers of the infectious disease tularemia, also termed 'rabbit fever', have jumped in the United States over the past ...

Rates of pertussis in the US are surging, with more than 32,000 cases reported as of mid-December — about 6 times more than at this time last year and more than have been reported since 2014.

The latest government data shows that cases of a fast-spreading stomach bug are surging in parts of the United States. The ...