Researchers found evidence that listeria, E. coli, norovirus, and adenovirus — pathogens that likely hitched a ride on plastic fragments — can still be detected in treated water. In unrelated news, ...

There have been dozens of confirmed human cases of bird flu in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the symptoms, risks and ...

The CDC wants Alveo to make rapid, portable A(H5) diagnostic tests "to support response efforts in the event of an outbreak." ...

CDC is calling for expanded testing of dairy farm employees after a recent study showed possible H5N1 bird flu infections among workers who ..

California public health officials are dipping into state and federal stockpiles to equip up to 10,000 farmworkers with masks ...

Death or illness among domestic birds should be reported immediately to the agriculture department by calling 503-986-4711 or ...

Canada’s National Microbiology Lab confirmed the presumptive prognosis after testing genomic sequencing, officials said.

Hawaii is the only state that hasn’t reported a case of H5N1, but that might change after an infected specimen was collected ...

or bird flu, on Oahu for the first time from a wastewater sampling site. The specimen was collected on Nov. 7, 2024 and DOH received the result on Nov. 12. The type of H5 avian influenza was H5N1, ...

PC: Screen grab from CDC website The Hawaiʻi Department of Health has detected ... as part of ongoing surveillance for ...

Avian flu typically spreads between wild and domestic birds but can spread to other animals and people. There have now been ...