CDC calls for expanded testing for bird flu

Bird flu infects more farmworkers than previously known, CDC says
LOS ANGELES - In a significant move, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new guidelines urging farms to test workers exposed to bird flu, even if they show no symptoms. This comes after a CDC study found antibodies in several ...
CDC Calls for Wider Bird Flu Testing After More Farmworker Infections Found
A new study revealed more farmworkers had signs of infection, even though they reportedly did not display symptoms of illness.
CDC calls for expanded testing for bird flu after blood tests reveal more farmworker infections
The CDC study provides the largest window to date into how the bird virus first detected in March in dairy cows may be spreading to people. It suggests that the virus has infected more humans than the 46 farmworkers identified in the U.S. as of Thursday. Nearly all were in contact with infected dairy cows or infected poultry.
CDC updates recommendations for bird flu testing, treatment after more infections found among dairy workers
The CDC said Thursday it is updating its recommendations for testing, treatment and protection for workers who may be exposed animals infected with bird flu.
Bird flu study findings have CDC calling for more testing of dairy farm employees
A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that some dairy farm employees showed signs of infection, even when they didn't report
Dairy workers may have bird flu without feeling sick, CDC reports
The health agency now urges proactive testing and treatment for the virus among any workers who were exposed to H5N1.
H5N1 bird flu is evolving to better infect mammals, CDC study suggests
Rising H5N1 bird flu cases in the U.S. prompted the CDC to study the virus in ferrets, revealing it may have the potential to spread and cause severe symptoms in other mammals.
CDC study finds evidence of more bird flu infections among Colorado dairy workers, officials call for more use of PPE
A new study found some dairy workers showed signs of infection, even when they didn’t report feeling sick. Blood tests from 115 farmworkers in Colorado and Michigan found eight had antibodies that indicated previous infection with the virus.
Why undetected bird flu cases forced CDC to alter testing guidelines
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unveiled updated recommendations Thursday ... but only half of those ...
CDC calls for expanded bird flu testing among farm workers
The recommendation follows the release of a new Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report conducted by the Centers for ...
CDC Reports Nearly 1 In 6 American Adults Now Has Diabetes
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that nearly 16% of American adults which is nearly 1 in 6, now have ...
USA TODAY on MSN10d
Flu can be dangerous. Study found hospitalization is threat for old and young.
The study published Tuesday in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly ...
Modern Healthcare2d
Hospital infection rates dropped in 2023: CDC
Rates of infection in hospitals dropped in 2023, according to an annual report by the Centers for Disease Control and ...
McKnight's Long-Term Care News3d
CDC: About 1 in 6 Americans have diabetes
Almost 16% of American adults — or about 1 in 6 — have type 1 or type 2 diabetes, the US Centers for Disease Control and ...