The seasonal flu in California is surging to levels not seen in several years — though the reasons why aren’t entirely clear. Test positivity for influenza specimens at state laboratories hit 26% in ...

According to the CDC, pertussis is a cyclical bacterial infection that peaks every three to five years. Immunity, whether ...

Last week, commissioners in Manatee County voted to remove fluoride from the water supply. Humans working closely with dairy ...

UC San Francisco's Rais Vohra, MD, explains recent increase in reported virus infections and the risks of consuming raw cow’s milk.

The California duck farm's strain of H5N9 is different from those earlier cases because this time it is closely related to a ...

The newly reported H5N9 strain was found Monday at a duck farm in Merced County, California, according to the World ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Flu activity remains high across the country. That includes right here in Central California. Dr. Samer Saghbini, an Infectious Disease Physician at Kaiser Permanente Fresno, ...

A new strain of highly pathogenic bird flu (H5N9), which has never been seen in the United States before, was recently discovered on a duck farm in ...

First U.S. detection of virulent H5N9 strain, at a California duck farm, draws scrutiny as evidence of genetic reassortment ...

Two rare bird flu strains have emerged since late January, prompting public health concerns during a freeze on federal health communications.

Bird flu infections around the U.S. have forced mass cullings and resulted in the deaths of zoo animals and pets ...

A new strain of bird flu — H5N9 — has been detected in California’s Merced County at a commercial duck operation. According to the World Organization for Animal Health — an international ...