(CNN) — The US Department of Health and Human Services will award $590 million to Moderna to continue developing a vaccine to protect against bird flu, the pharmaceutical company announced Friday.

officials announced they detected Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in El Paso County. "Detected in all states across the U.S., HPAI is a highly contagious virus that transmits easily among ...

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 ...

Flu season is here in California, but other illnesses are also in the Golden State. Influenza cases increased during holiday gatherings and travels and have continued to rise since. In the week ...

The 2024-25 flu season continues to see elevated activity across the country, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The influenza activity map shows 43 jursidictions ...

The 2024-25 flu season continues to see elevated activity across the country, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The influenza activity map shows 43 jursidictions ...

Since early 2024, the country has recorded 66 cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza caused by H5N1. Farm workers who caught the virus from infected cattle or poultry make up most cases.

In the current flu season, there have been 14,443 lab-confirmed tests reported. This week 445 influenza-associated hospitalizations were reported by 71hospitals. The cumulative hospitalization ...

Any hospitalized patients, especially those in intensive care units, with suspected seasonal influenza or bird flu should also be started on the antiviral treatment Tamiflu as soon as possible ...

such as baloxavir (Xofluza), are used to alleviate symptoms and reduce complications by targeting specific mechanisms of the influenza virus. Neuraminidase inhibitors block the virus's ability to ...

But it’s not just a buzzy term for the spike in cases of COVID-19, influenza, RSV, and norovirus. The increase in illnesses is concerning, as these viruses can require hospitalization — or ...