Its alert to doctors and hospitals follows a few rare but mysterious bird flu cases in the US – including, most recently, a child in San Francisco ... of the ways the CDC has stepped up its ...

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.

CDC officials confirmed earlier this week that a second San Francisco child contracted bird flu last week, and earlier this month, a 65-year-old Louisiana man became the first person to die from ...

The Trump administration has paused public communications from health agencies, causing concern for California's ability to respond to the avian flu outbreak.

Bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses, according to the CDC. The virus mostly spreads between birds and dairy cows, but there have been 67 human cases of bird flu nationwide and one death tied to the infection since 2024, CDC records show.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was pressed to clarify his views on vaccines, abortion and public health priorities in the first of two senate hearings as he tries to make the case to become President Donald Trump’s health secretary.

Public Health Threats The world faces a host of public health threats this year including Avian flu, Norovirus, Human metapneumovirus, Oropouche, and the continued threat of Covid-19. Alongside the lower

"As a mom who's had to deal with the gut-wrenching pain of not knowing if their child was alive on these streets," said Gina McDonald, Co-Founder of Mothers Against Drug Addiction and Deaths.

The Trump administration has made some concessions to the halt placed on distributions of global HIV treatments via

Hundreds of people from local unions, nonprofits, law enforcement and city government stood on the steps outside San Francisco City Hall to reaffirm the city’s sanctuary policy and stand in unity against President Donald Trump’s deportations of undocumented immigrants across the country.

Freshman Congresswoman Lateefah Simon is hitting the ground running during her first trip back to the Bay since taking the oath of office.

The Bay Area’s biggest city is planning on doubling down on its promise to keep its migrant community safe. Raj Mathai speaks with San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan on this. The Bay Area’s biggest city is planning on doubling down on its promise to keep its migrant community safe.