US to award $306 million for bird flu monitoring and preparedness
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Friday it would award $306 million in funds to help bird flu monitoring, as the virus spreads in dairy herds and farm workers across the country.
HHS to award $306 million for bird flu monitoring, preparedness
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced Friday it will award $306 million in additional funding to monitor H5N1 Asian Flu and for regional, state and local preparedness programs.
The US is spending $306 million to combat the spread of the bird flu
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is ramping up its bird flu response, by awarding $306 million in funding to boost disease surveillance, testing, and monitoring efforts.
US Announces $306 Mn In New Bird Flu Funding
President Joe Biden's outgoing administration announced on Friday that it will allocate $306 million to bolster the nation's bird flu response before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
Bird flu has been found in cats. What to know and how to protect them
Veterinarians and animal advocates are urging pet owners to keep their cats inside and not to feed them raw pet food to protect them from bird flu. A handful of cats in the United States have been found dead due to avian influenza,
Here's what you need to know about bird flu
The recent bird flu outbreak in the United States has not yet resulted in any positive human tests in Maine, although public health officials are closely monitoring the virus. The virus has swept through populations of poultry and dairy cows and was detected in backyard poultry in York,
Cruise ships hit by worst year for stomach bugs in over a decade, CDC data reveals
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RSV Incidence Peaking In Pediatric Population, Vaccine Prevents Severe Disease
Respiratory syncytial virus is the leading cause of hospitalization among U.S. infants. A vaccine, nirsevimab, can reduce the ...
Norovirus rates have skyrocketed by 340% this season. Here’s where the ‘winter vomiting disease’ is spreading and why
Norovirus, informally dubbed the “winter vomiting disease,” is making its rounds this winter. Weekly test positivity rates ...
U.S. Centers for Disease Control warns multiple viruses are surging this cold and flu season
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, COVID, flu, RSV and norovirus are all surging in the U.S.
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Viral disease HMPV is on the rise among kids in China — what is it?
Health officials have reported a rise in human metapneumovirus (HMPV) infections among children ages 14 and under in China, ...
Emergency department visits for COVID-19, influenza, RSV rising in NH
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting New Hampshire as one of 11 states currently at a "very high" ...
Bird flu uptick in US has CDC on alert for pandemic 'red flags': report
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is keeping close eye on pandemic indicators amid bird flu cases arising in the ...
Cruise Ship Stomach Bug Illnesses Hit 12-Year High: CDC
Cruises are gross. With so many people in a confined space, vacation-goers play a game of illness roulette anytime they step ...
America's surgeon general calls for cancer warnings on alcoholic beverages
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy on Friday released a new advisory on alcohol and cancer risk, outlining the direct link ...
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Maine reported record-high number of tickborne disease cases last year
Data from the Maine CDC show that the rate of tickborne diseases was especially high among Mainers in the midcoast. Ticks ...