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Bird flu or seasonal sickness? Here's how the CDC plans to ramp up testing

A child ill with fever and conjunctivitis in San Francisco tested positive for bird flu but had no known source of transmission.

The Washington Post on MSN · 3h

As bird flu affects more people and animals, CDC urges faster testing

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

Reuters · 2h

US CDC recommends faster testing for bird flu in hospitalized patients

People hospitalized for flu should be tested for bird flu within 24 hours, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday in an expansion of the agency's efforts to tackle ongoing infections in humans.

Scripps News on MSN · 2h

CDC expands testing protocols for avian flu cases in influenza patients

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.

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Is it seasonal influenza or bird flu? Here's how to tell

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains, bird flu is a disease caused by the influenza A virus. At the same time, recent CDC data shows that seasonal influenza A is rising across the U.

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Child dies from flu in Wisconsin, marking first pediatric influenza death of the season

In a news release issued Thursday, State Health Officer Paula Tran expressed her sympathies to the family of the child who died and urged everyone 6 months old and up to get a flu

Fox 11 News · 1h

Wisconsin reports first pediatric flu death of season, urges vaccination and prevention

Wisconsin health officials confirmed the first pediatric influenza -associated death in the state for the 2024-2025 season. "We are saddened to announce the season's first death of a child from flu in Wisconsin,

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Flu activity is high and expected to remain so for several weeks, CDC says

Seasonal flu tends to spike from December to February. People who become infected tend to get a sore throat, cough, runny ...

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How effective is the flu vaccine amid California ‘quad-demic’? Is it too late to get shots?

Flu cases are high in California with respiratory virus season in full swing. About 20% of tests for influenza came back as positive in California for the week of Dec. 29 to Jan. 4, according to the ...

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Sick season is in full force. What the latest CDC figures show

A flu vaccine is displayed at a pharmacy in New York ... of suffering were mostly in the northern Great Plains and in New ...

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Flu season is here. Here’s what you can do about it.

More Americans are getting infected with seasonal influenza and seeking care, a regular occurrence this time of year.

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Flu season hits hard: Influenza A hospitalizations double, lack of flu shots blamed

As of early December, only 41% of adults in the U.S. had received the seasonal flu vaccine, the CDC has reported. The effectiveness of the current flu shot is average against the strains in ...

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What is Flu A? What we know about influenza in Indiana, flu symptoms, how long it lasts and more

Influenza is high across the country, and Indiana is among the states affected. Here's what we know about how long flu lasts, ...

Yes, there is a bird flu vaccine

The U.S. has developed a bird flu vaccine that can be prepared when needed. It’s not currently available because health ...

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CDC: Flu Activity Is High. Here’s How To Track It

Seasonal flu activity is elevated across most of the country, according to the latest reports from the Centers for Disease ...

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CDC rolls out Freeport-wide 'Alagang Nanay' vaccination program

THE Clark Development Corp. (CDC), in partnership with the Pampanga provincial government, launched a free flu vaccination ...

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