Most of the cases have been concentrated in West Texas, where a months-long outbreak has spread to nearby states and even neighboring Mexico. No cases of measles have been reported in ...

The Cook County cases follow the first case of measles this year in Illinois in an unvaccinated adult in Marion, reported ...

The southern Illinois case is the only one the department is aware of, and the risk of community transmission for the general public remains low, the department says.

Wisconsin hatcheries have sold out of chicks this spring because of the bird flu decimating hen populations and increasing ...

Coloring eggs for Easter is a longstanding holiday tradition – but is it safe as bird flu outbreaks continue across the U.S.? Experts, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Initially identified in China in 1996, the first major outbreak of H5 family avian flu occurred in North America in 2014-2015. This 2014 outbreak was caused by the H5N8 strain, a close relative of ...

The current bird flu outbreak has infected 70 Americans and caused two deaths as of April 8, 2025. Public health and infectious disease experts say the risk to people is currently low, but they ...

In Texas and elsewhere, this helped set the stage for the measles outbreak and fueled its spread ... more than 6,800 COVID-19 vaccines, 3,900 flu vaccines and 5,700 childhood vaccines since ...

U.S. egg prices increased again last month to reach a new record-high of $6.23 per dozen despite President Donald Trump’s predictions, a drop in wholesale prices and no egg farms having bird flu ...