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The Washington Post on MSN · 8h

As bird flu affects more people and animals, CDC urges faster testing

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an advisory Thursday urging health-care workers treating patients hospitalized with the flu to perform an additional test for bird flu within 24 hours of admission.

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US CDC recommends faster testing for bird flu in hospitalized patients

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday urged clinicians and laboratories to test for the bird flu within 24 hours in people hospitalized with influenza, as part of its efforts to tackle the ongoing infections in humans.

USA TODAY on MSN · 12h

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 transmission.

SFGATE on MSN · 6h

CDC confirms bird flu case in San Francisco child. What is bird flu?

A San Francisco resident is the second child in the United States to contract the viral bird flu, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed to SFGATE. A CDC spokesperson said it’s unknown how the child was exposed to the contagious disease,

MarketWatch on MSN · 12h

CDC upgrades its advisory on bird flu. Will Moderna’s stock get a boost?

CDC officials say medical professionals are seeing more patients whose illness cannot be traced back to an infected animal or bird.

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Respiratory illnesses surge as flu, RSV and COVID-19 cases rise in the U.S.

As the temperatures outside drop, the number of respiratory illnesses are on the rise in the united states.According to the ...

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Norovirus outbreak 2025: Symptoms, cases, and what to know as CDC data indicates a winter wave

New CDC data indicates a rise in cases of norovirus, often colloquially referred to as "stomach flu." Test positivity has ...

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Health experts urge prevention against respiratory illnesses with several states seeing case rates surge

In response to the surge, major healthcare systems including Novant and Atrium Health have implemented new precautions, ...

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Flu activity is high and expected to remain so for several weeks, CDC says

Seasonal flu tends to spike from December to February. People who become infected tend to get a sore throat, cough, runny ...

Biden administration and Gilead settle long-running battle over patents for HIV PrEP pills

After years of sparring, the Biden administration and Gilead Sciences have settled a contentious lawsuit over patents for a ...

Stacker on MSN2d

The leading causes of death in America right now, according to the CDC—and how COVID-19 compares

Death Records examined data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to understand and explain the evolution in ...

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Norovirus: How it spreads, treatment and prevention

Outbreaks of norovirus, which causes acute gastroenteritis, leading people to get sick with nausea, vomiting or diarrhea, are ...

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Disease Detectives Empowering Women in India

India’s Field Epidemiology Training Program (FETP) has evolved to empower more women and expand regional participation.

What’s Going Around Right Now? The 4 Winter Viruses of the ‘Quad-Demic,’ Explained

COVID-19, influenza, RSV, and norovirus—have created what experts are calling a "quad-demic" in the U.S. Here's what to know ...

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