Some rural Kansas counties are offering free flu vaccines targeting farm workers amid an ongoing nationwide bird flu outbreak ...
“Why not get a vaccine that’s going to help you reduce that risk?” Who needs a fall COVID-19 or flu vaccination? The CDC ...
Shah, the CDC's principal deputy director. The agency also recommends giving workers Tamiflu, an antiviral medication for flu, if they weren't using protective equipment during a high-risk ...
A new study revealed more farmworkers had signs of infection, even though they reportedly did not display symptoms of illness.
Federal officials said Thursday that farmworkers exposed to bird flu should be tested for the virus even if they are not showing any symptoms, especially if they were not wearing the proper ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is updating its recommendations for testing, treatment and protection for workers who may be exposed to animals infected with bird flu.
CDC study finds bird flu antibodies in dairy workers, sparking new testing guidelines. New guidance recommends testing asymptomatic farmworkers to curb virus transmission. Experts warn of ...
CDC Calls for Expanded Testing for Bird Flu After Blood Tests Reveal More Farmworker Infections Federal health officials on Thursday called for more testing of employees on farms with bird flu ...
As H5N1 bird flu continues to spread around the US ... A study published last week in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) weekly Morbidity and Mortality report, in partnership ...
For months, as human cases of H5N1 bird flu associated with an outbreak of the ... with one additional case with an unknown source. CDC officials said that the newly uncovered infections would ...