The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the end of the bird flu emergency, at least for now.

Vermont has the second lowest state fatality rate in the US (148.2 per 100K; Hawaii 113.6/100K). Mississippi (465.8/100K) and ...

CDC vaccine advisory committee recommends against flu vaccines containing thimerosal Opponents worry the decision will reduce access and fuel skepticism.

It's the most since the 2009-2010 H1N1 global flu pandemic. The CDC estimated overall at least 47 million illnesses, 610,000 hospitalizations and 26,000 deaths from flu so far this season.

Flu activity continues to decline in US, latest CDC data shows For the second consecutive week, flu activity in the U.S. has decreased.

In a report published earlier this year, the CDC says there have been rare instances over the last decade where bird flu viruses have spread from mammals to people.

An ongoing avian influenza outbreak in the US shows no signs of abating, as thousands of staff at the nation's leading health and science agencies have been let go.

Corresponding CDC documents summarizing the cat study and another as-yet unpublished bird flu analysis said the reports were scheduled to be published Jan. 23. These were reviewed by KFF Health News.