Regarding avian influenza, while there have been outbreaks in poultry farms and flocks, there have been no reported human cases in Ohio. However, the doctor cautioned that people should avoid contact ...

Ohio Department of Health director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff cautioned Ohioans to continue to take these illnesses seriously.

H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread amid commercial and backyard poultry, and additional cases have been reported in domestic cats ...

Bird flu, or avian influenza, primarily affects birds but there have been cases reported in humans as well. Unfortunately, a patient recently died from severe avian influenza A (H5N1), marking the ...

Norovirus spreads very easily, and people may still be contagious even a week or two after recovering. The main danger is dehydration. No drugs cure norovirus.

Illinois had at least 103 outbreaks of the stomach bug norovirus in November and December – a dramatic increase from previous ...

And CDC data collected prior to January from states including Ohio shows that norovirus has already caused nearly 500 ...

On paper, CDC’s Principal Deputy Director Dr. Nirav Shah is typically supposed to be next in line to serve as the head of the agency. But health officials say it is up to the new leadership at HHS, ...