The Atlanta-based CDC is charged with protecting Americans from outbreaks and other public health threats. Before the job ...

Democratic lawmakers in Michigan are proposing more state funding to test humans, wildlife and livestock for bird flu.

Since 2015, there have been zero measles deaths in the United States. However, that changed this week when an unvaccinated ...

But along with the beauty of spring and summer comes an unwelcome guest—the mosquito. More than just an annoyance, mosquitoes ...

Two children in Kent County have died following complications associated with the flu, theMichigan Department of Health and ...

The third influenza-associated pediatric death occurred in Macomb County, according to the Michigan Department of Health and ...

The death of a third Michigan child has been linked to influenza. State health officials confirmed an additional pediatric ...

Two indoor cats belonging to Michigan dairy workers tested positive for avian influenza last year, according to a new report, ...

There are 70 confirmed cases of the bird flu among humans in the U.S., as of Tuesday. The CDC said the current public health ...

As of Feb. 19, around 5,200 employees at the CDC and the National Institutes of Health had been let go. About 10% of the CDC’s staff have been removed, with plans for additional firings.

The program had been created about 10 years ago to help the CDC remedy embarrassing lab-safety failures. The cuts may not have an immediate impact, but they likely will haunt the nation in the ...