The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging hospitals to accelerate advanced testing of people they suspect may have bird flu.

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This winter's wave of norovirus infections has reached levels that are now more than double last season's peak, in figures published Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tracking the notorious stomach bug.

A child ill with fever and conjunctivitis in San Francisco tested positive for bird flu but had no known source of transmission.

RSV cases peaked earlier this month, but experts ask people to remain vigilant in preventing its spread. RSV is a respiratory infection, most common in young children and newborns.

Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that hospitals speed up testing people who are hospitalized with the flu for H5N1 bird flu. Health care workers in

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitals treating people for the flu should test them for avian influenza within 24 hours.

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Spartanburg has a confirmed case of the bird flu. The CDC reports the virus was detected on Dec. 31, 2024, in a flock of about 490 birds.

Water is often contaminated with parasites like giardia, which causes diarrhea, gas, and smelly and greasy poop, Alan says — and those symptoms can last for up to six weeks. "Also remember that other animals are drinking this water," Dr. Alan says. "These animals are bringing all sorts of bacteria to the party."

Fourteen states are reporting "high" respiratory virus activity: Arizona, Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida, Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware and Connecticut. Two are reporting "very high" levels: Hawaii and New Hampshire.