The CDC is calling for expanded testing of bird flu after a child in California tested positive for the virus despite no known contact with animals.

A child in San Francisco has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu after experiencing conjunctivitis and fever, health officials have confirmed. The young patient also tested positive for flu and RSV, according to local authorities.

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?

Norovirus, commonly known as the “stomach bug” or “winter vomiting disease,” causes acute gastroenteritis, or an inflammation of the stomach or intestines. The stubborn virus is one of the most common causes of vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps, according to the California Department of Public Health.

Health officials in San Francisco announced Friday that they are ... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will perform additional testing to confirm. SFDPH said they are ...

The CDC has confirmed a positive bird flu case in a child in San Francisco, the second juvenile case of H5N1 in the country.

The CDC is monitoring developments closely because the United States is in the middle of flu season. With more patients flooding hospitals seeking care for seasonal flu, testing for avian influenza could slow down, and that could delay public health measures needed to prevent disease spread.

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

Temperatures in parts of the Bay Area were expected to drop into the upper 20s to the middle 30s for the second morning in a row Tuesday, triggering a Freeze Warning and Frost Advisory.

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RFK Jr., who's nominated to become the next health secretary, asked the federal government to revoke its authorization of all COVID-19 vaccines in May 2021, just as vaccinated Americans began returning to a sense of normalcy after pandemic lockdowns.