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

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed another human H5N1 avian flu case -- otherwise kno

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

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

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

Doctors should use infection control measures if a hospitalized patient has suspected, probable, or confirmed H5N1, putting the patient in an airborne infection isolation room with negative pressure, and using standard, contact, and airborne precautions with eye protection such as goggles or a face shield.

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

Each week, the CDC publishes data on the number of flu cases in each state. This week, Georgia had enough cases to be listed among the highest states. Nationwide, nine states are listed in the very high category, including Alabama, California, Georgia, Louisiana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, South Carolina and Tennessee.

The CDC has confirmed a new human H5N1 bird flu case in California, raising the US total to 67. Most cases involve farm workers exposed to sick animals. The CDC urges rapid testing, antiviral treatments,

Despite a recent 19% decrease in emergency department visits, health officials anticipate that Alabama's flu activity will remain at a high or very high level.

A California child was recently confirmed as the third human case of bird flu with a known source of infection. What could this mean in our fight against the disease?