Hospitals should expand and speed up testing of people hospitalised with influenza to see if they are suffering from bird flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The CDC also has a testing van from the agency's Avian Flu Influenza Area Surveillance Testing, or AFAST project, offering testing at some of the sites. "Funding for the gift cards comes out of ...

Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the U.S. Here's what you need to know about the current situation.

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The US should worry about the avian flu 'because it could be another pandemic', an infectious diseases expert said.

Clinics run by a state vendor near affected farms are giving out $25 gift cards to people who get a swab test for H5N1 bird flu or receive a seasonal flu shot. A CDC van is also visiting some ...

Recently, there have been several human cases of bird flu within U.S. dairy and poultry workers. Currently, the CDC is utilizing flu surveillance systems to monitor avian influenza in people.