Who is in charge of the CDC right now? Nobody knows for sure
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is operating without an acting director, multiple health officials confirm to ...
As bird flu becomes a growing threat, Moderna is awarded $590M to develop mRNA pandemic influenza vaccines
No person-to-person spread has been detected, but that doesn’t mean an H5N1 avian influenza pandemic isn’t possible or even ...
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CDC urges doctors to speed subtyping of patients hospitalized with the flu to better track H5N1 infections
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging hospitals to accelerate advanced testing of people they suspect ...
As bird flu spreads, CDC recommends faster 'subtyping' to catch more cases
The CDC announced on Thursday its recommendation to test hospitalized influenza A patients more quickly and thoroughly to ...
Flu is rising nationwide, CDC reports, with spikes in ER visits
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released some new flu data to the public on Friday, despite the Trump ...
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Most Antivirals Have Little Benefit for Patients With Nonsevere Influenza
Most commonly used drugs don’t reduce symptoms, hospitalizations, or mortality rates for low- and high-risk patients.
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Amid H5N1, CDC Wants Faster Influenza A Subtyping for Hospitalized Cases
The CDC is now calling for subtyping of influenza A viruses in all hospitalized patients -- and on an accelerated timeline, ...
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H5N1 Pandemic Alert: CDC Warns of 9 Mutations in Bird Flu Virus Capable of Infecting Humans
The H5N1 virus has mutated meaning it has begun to adapt to infect humans better raising new questions about H5N1's pandemic ...
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As flu cases spike in Florida ERs, the CDC issues new guidance to identify bird flu
In an abundance of caution, the CDC last week advised hospitals and labs to do faster flu testing to help identify possible ...
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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 ...