Despite a severe flu season, fewer Americans are getting flu shots, particularly children. Only 43% of eligible kids were ...

The advisory comes amid concerns that cases of H5N1 avian influenza will sicken more people in the United States.

The widening U.S. bird flu outbreak has made its way to Maryland, which has counted two cases on commercial poultry farms — ...

We are expecting another active season of respiratory virus transmission this fall and winter in the US,” says Erica Johnson, ...

Over 160,000 people this season have landed in the hospital from flu complications, CDC estimates. More than 6,600 have died.

Doctors say the flu season is probably the worst it's been in a decade. The CDC says at least 12 million illnesses and 6,600 deaths have been reported. And hospitals are feeling the strain of treating ...

The CDC announced on Thursday its recommendation to test hospitalized influenza A patients more quickly and thoroughly to ...

It’s one of many reasons why Kentucky is one of four states ranked high for respiratory illness activity by the CDC.

A California child was recently confirmed as the third human case of bird flu with a known source of infection. What could ...

Learn about the CDC's new measures for clinicians, including prompt testing for bird flu and antiviral treatment, to respond to the outbreak.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging health care workers to accelerate bird flu testing for patients ...