The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging hospitals to accelerate advanced testing of people they suspect may have bird flu.

This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26 ... epithelial cells (blue). (CDC/NIAID via AP, File)(AP) On Monday, Louisiana health officials announced that a person hospitalized ...

To improve and streamline oversight of risky pathogen research, President-elect Donald Trump should create a new biosafety and biosecurity agency.

FILE -This colorized electron microscope image released by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on March 26 ... epithelial cells (blue). (CDC/NIAID via AP, File) NEW YORK (AP) — The first U.S. bird flu death has been reported ...

DoxyPEP is reducing the rate of syphilis and chlamydia but has had little to no effect on gonorrhea and needs close monitoring for antibiotic resistance.

Basic public health protections help augment our national security protections,” particularly when it comes to emerging disease threats, write Scott Gottlieb and Mark B. McClellan.

As health care services begin offering doxycycline to prevent bacterial sexually transmitted infections (STIs), real-world evidence demonstrates that the postexposure strategy, called doxy PEP, is reducing the rate of syphilis and chlamydia,

Health officials have said the person was older than 65, had underlying medical problems and had been in contact with sick and dead birds in a backyard flock.

The H5N1 bird flu—widespread in wild birds worldwide and the cause of outbreaks in poultry, US cows and several human cases—is a prime example of disease transmission where wildlife/livestock interact.

As fears grow of a possible bird flu pandemic in humans, the federal government is pouring more money into the development of new vaccines, including an mRNA shot.

The case of the Canadian teen and the death of a Louisiana man are stark reminders of bird flu’s capacity to ignite serious illness.

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?