HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins have expressed interest in letting H5N1 ...

The CDC's bird flu test is the only one the Food and Drug Administration has authorized for use right now. Shah said the agency has distributed these tests to about 100 public health labs in states.

The CDC’s bird flu test is the only one the Food and Drug Administration has authorized for use right now. Shah said the agency has distributed these tests to about 100 public health labs in states.

The Trump administration is rolling out a new strategy to combat avian flu, ... with $98 million for dairy farms and $101 million split between the FDA and CDC. Testing and Surveillance.

The CDC says no person-to-person spread of H5 bird flu has been detected and is using its flu surveillance systems to monitor for H5 bird flu activity in people. Since March 2024, 901 dairy herds ...

The CDC’s bird flu test is the only one the Food and Drug Administration has authorized for use right now. Shah said the agency has distributed these tests to about 100 public health labs in states.

H5N1, a subtype of avian flu, has been a major issue for American farmers since 2020. But it’s increasingly becoming a problem for people, too. Initially confined to poultry, the virus has ...

Detection of avian flu in dairy cows and one sick worker don’t add up to imminent danger for lots of people. But public health officials say the threat shouldn't be taken lightly.

So far, 70 human cases have been confirmed, according to the CDC. Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the United States more than a year after the first human case was detected ...

The CDC estimates that D1.1 was responsible for 15 of the 68 human cases of bird flu found last year. In addition to Louisiana, D1.1 cases have been found in Iowa, Oregon, Washington and Wisconsin.