Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne ...

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Dr. Catherine Troisi with UT Health Houston explains how measles is spread, who's most at risk for serious complications and how to protect yourself.

Now 124 people infected in West Texas, nine more in New Mexico and outbreak 'still has a lot of energy and steam behind it.' ...

Tips to identify measles as several states report outbreaks of three cases or more. Texas has already reported over 120 cases ...

The family of 9-year-old Mia Klyczek of Alden said doctors believe she died of complications from Flu B. Mia’s mother, ...

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Disagreements about what worked and what didn’t against the biggest public health disaster in modern times have yet to be ...

With a large, high-profile measles outbreak in West Texas, declining childhood vaccination rates , and the appointment of a ...

A recent CDC MMWR report shows three new asymptomatic human cases of bird flu, suggesting the virus may be silently spreading ...

Bird flu continues to make headlines while farmers across the United States grapple with cases in their flock and cattle, and one person died from a case of severe bird flu in January. While there is ...