Is it seasonal influenza or bird flu? Here's how to tell
As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains, bird flu is a disease caused by the influenza A virus. At ...
Flu season intensifies as local hospitals manage multiple illnesses at a time
Missouri is at "high," Kansas at "very high" transmission levels for influenza activity ...
Bird flu brought a B.C. teen close to death. Here's what we know about H5N1
The death of a Louisiana resident and a severe infection involving a B.C. teen has experts worried about the emerging threat ...
Mask mandates are back in B.C health-care facilities — should I be wearing a mask? Here's what to know
British Columbia is once again requiring masks be worn in health-care facilities. In an email to CBC News, the province’s Ministry of Health said everyone including staff, patients, visitors and ...
Bird flu found in a Georgia commercial flock for the 1st time amid the nationwide outbreak
Bird flu has been detected in a Georgia commercial poultry flock for the first time since a countrywide outbreak in 2022. The ...
Detroit Free Press4d
First outbreak of H5N1 bird flu identified in Wayne County backyard flock
For the first time, birds in a backyard flock in Wayne County have been sickened by the highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development ...
Channel 30004d
First influenza-associated child death of season confirmed in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services on Thursday confirmed the first death of a child from influenza in the state for ...
KULR 86d
Three influenza deaths confirmed in Yellowstone County
RiverStone Health and the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services have confirmed the first influenza-related ...
CTV News13d
B.C. bird watcher’s ‘face feeder’ viral videos prompt caution from public health officials
An Abbotsford woman’s bird feeding videos are garnering millions of views online, but while the videos are going viral – ...
Influenza A: What Is the Virus and How Is It Linked to Bird Flu?
As flu season ramps up in the U.S., influenza is not as simple as it first appears, with several different strains in play.
The Canadian Press on MSN10d
Flu and RSV cases spike in B.C., but COVID-19 remains low
New data shared by B.C.'s Centre for Disease Control shows the province has one of the worst flu rates in Canada, as a holiday-season spike in respiratory illnesses continues.