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A person touches a test tube labelled "Bird Flu", in this picture illustration, January 14, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Health

CDC issues health alert for bird flu infection in US

The farm worker from Texas was reported to be infected on 1 April, making it the second case of the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, identified in a person in the United...

A general view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Tami Chappell
World+Biz

What is 'Eris', the new Covid variant?

An Anopheles stephensi mosquito obtains a blood meal from a human host through its pointed proboscis in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters November 23, 2015. A known malarial vector, the species can found from Egypt all the way to China. REUTERS/Jim Gathany/CDC/Handout via Reuters
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Malaria cases in Texas and Florida are the first US spread since 2003: CDC

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USA

100,000 Americans die from drug overdoses in 2022: CDC

A cameraman takes visuals outside the office of Maiden Pharmaceuticals Ltd. company, in New Delhi, India, October 6, 2022. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
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US CDC concludes cough syrups likely to blame for children's deaths in Gambia, report shows

A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster vaccine targeting BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub variants is pictured at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier
Coronavirus chronicle

US CDC still looking at potential stroke risk from Pfizer bivalent Covid shot

Sean Bagley, 14, receives the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster vaccine targeting BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub variants at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 8, 2022. REUTERS/Hannah Beier
Coronavirus chronicle

Updated Covid vaccines prevented illness from latest variants -CDC

A vial of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine is pictured at the International Community Health Services clinic in Seattle, Washington, U.S., March 20, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo
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Measles now an imminent global threat due to pandemic, say WHO and CDC

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Tami Chappell/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

US CDC backs use of redesigned omicron Covid boosters

Monkeypox virus can stay on computer mouse, coffee machine for days: CDC study
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Monkeypox virus can stay on computer mouse, coffee machine for days: CDC study

A general view of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia September 30, 2014. REUTERS/Tami Chappell
Coronavirus chronicle

US CDC no longer recommends students quarantine for Covid-19 exposure

Covid: CDC flags Bangladesh and 5 other countries as ‘high risk’ for travel
Coronavirus chronicle

Covid: CDC flags Bangladesh and 5 other countries as ‘high risk’ for travel

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Coronavirus chronicle

Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show