The CDC confirmed the first US-based severe human case of H5N1 bird flu in Louisiana in December. The Louisiana Department of Health reported Monday that the patient had died. The LDH revealed that the patient was over age 65,

Robert Redfield, former CDC director, predicts bird flu would be “much more catastrophic than the COVID pandemic.”

In light of the news of a possible human metapneumovirus outbreak in China, officials talk to Newsweek about the risk to Americans.

Several viruses -- seasonal flu, stomach flu, COVID-19 and RSV -- are surging in the United States and are expected to spike during the winter months, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The death in Louisiana — involving a person with underlying health conditions — is the first human case in the United States linked to exposure to backyard birds, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Respiratory illness activity – a measure of how often conditions like the common cold, flu, COVID-19, and respiratory syncytial virus are diagnosed – is currently "high" in the United ... activity, CDC data shows. Meanwhile, 29 states are listed ...

The latest government data shows that cases of a fast-spreading stomach bug are surging in parts of the United States. The most recent numbers from the U.S.

Rates of pertussis in the United States are surging, with more than 32,000 cases reported as of mid-December -- about six times more than at this time last year and more than have been reported since 2014,

The man lost his life after contracting the bird flu virus through exposure to poultry and wild birds. A patient from Louisiana who contracted the bird flu virus after being expos

CDC is saddened by Louisiana’s report that a person previously hospitalized with severe avian influenza A(H5N1) illness

A group that advocates for animal rights says the US Government needs to do more to stop the spread of bird flu or H5N1. More than 100 million birds have been affected according to the CDC and over 1 million birds have been euthanized in the United States due to bird flu.