CDC confirms bird flu case in San Francisco child. What is bird flu?
Bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses, according to the CDC. The virus mostly spreads between birds and ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
CDC urges faster testing as bird flu affects more people, animals
The CDC is monitoring developments closely because the United States is in the middle of flu season. With more patients ...
Child with conjunctivitis tests positive for H5N1 bird flu sparking pandemic fears as scientists warn ‘clock is ticking’
A CHILD in the US is believed to have tested positive for H5N1, health officials have confirmed. The patient, from San Francisco in California, started with conjunctivitis and a fever before ...
CDC urges faster testing to find human bird flu cases
The agency says labs should accelerate testing on patients hospitalized with the flu within 24 hours of their admission.
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 ...
How deadly is bird flu in humans? What we know as US confirms first death
The U.S. has reported its first death due to bird flu, aka H5N1. How deadly is H5N1? Experts discuss bird flu fatality rate amid ongoing outbreak.