By the time the 13-year-old arrived at the main children’s hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia, in early November, a bird flu infection had robbed her ability to breathe. Pneumonia shrouded her left lung.

Ahead of Donald Trump starting his second presidential term on Monday, various professionals shared how his presidency could affect Greater Akron.

Due to ongoing sporadic H5N1 avian flu infections and brisk levels of seasonal flu activity, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today urged healthcare providers to subtype all influenza A specimens in hospitalized patients, especially those in the intensive care unit (ICU), as soon as possible.

Nationally, this avian flu sickened at least 66 people in 2024, mostly dairy farmworkers who came in contact with diseased animals and contaminated milk. Most cases have been mild, but two infections late last year were more severe and more concerning.

We sent them all of the information on our work,” a Biden health official told NBC News. Public health officials raise concern that a lack of coordination could imperil the response to the emerging H5N1 threat.

Four years from now, what might we be saying about what we just lived through? The possibilities seem endless.

It's widely expected that the United States will leave the World Health Organization when Donald Trump becomes president. Experts say it would be a lose-lose for the US and global health.

One person is in quarantine, and 10 others are being monitored after coming into contact with animals infected with Avian Influenza at a farm at Hess-Hathaway Park in Oakland County.

Backyard chicken enthusiasts are keeping an eye on alerts from the state’s health and agricultural departments after a person died in Louisiana from highly pathogenic avian influenza. (Jan. 9, 2025)

The patient, who contracted avian influenza after being exposed to infected birds, had underlying medical conditions, US health authorities said. The World Health Organisation has maintained that ...

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