The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday reported more than 1,000 measles cases nationwide. That is ...

The ongoing battle against bird flu, particularly the H5N1 strain, continues to shape the poultry and dairy industries across ...

Federal officials tracking bird flu have found the virus on poultry farms, but experts say the outbreaks are not currently a ...

As more humans become infected by H5N1 bird flu, experts worry of a new pandemic with 70 human cases in the U.S. including 1 ...

Experts have pointed to RSV vaccine campaigns as a possible reason why. A separate CDC report shows that infant hospitalizations in the 2024-25 respiratory virus season were more than 40% lower than ...

The infant mortality national rate dropped to about 5.5 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to provisional data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention posted Thursday.

WASHINGTON - Influenza-related deaths among U.S. children have reached a peak not seen in nearly 15 years. According to the ...

WASHINGTON - Influenza-related deaths among U.S. children have reached a peak not seen in nearly 15 years. According to the ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily/AP) — More children have died this flu season in the United States than in any other over the last 15 years. Data in the newest report from the CDC shows at least 216 child flu ...

CDC reports 216 children have died from flu this season, the highest since 2009, with 47 million total cases nationwide ...

Influenza cases and deaths are uncommonly high in 2025, with the pediatric death count the highest it has been since 2009.

H5N1 is particularly lethal for poultry, often leading to the rapid death of entire flocks. Cattle, on the other hand, have shown a stronger ability to recover. Human infections have remained rare and ...