Bird flu is a disease caused by avian influenza A viruses, according to the CDC. The virus mostly spreads between birds and dairy cows, but there have been 67 human cases of bird flu nationwide and one death tied to the infection since 2024, CDC records show.

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention communication delay could hinder coordinating responses at the state and local levels.

The Trump administration’s directive to halt external communications from federal health agencies raised concern Wednesday among Bay Area health experts and local agencies, who warned that the pause could have significant consequences for public well-being — especially amid ongoing threats like the H5N1 avian influenza,

A child ill with fever and conjunctivitis in San Francisco tested positive for bird flu but had no known source of transmission.

The CDC is calling for expanded testing of bird flu after a child in California tested positive for the virus despite no known contact with animals.

Public health officials have confirmed a San Francisco child is the second pediatric case of bird flu in the U.S. According to the CDC, no additional cases have been identified among the child's contacts.

The CDC has confirmed a positive bird flu case in a child in San Francisco, the second juvenile case of H5N1 in the country.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The CDC has confirmed the positive bird flu case in a child in San Francisco. City health officials first reported on a presumptive case in a child on Jan. 10 and continue ...

A San Francisco resident is the second child in the United States to contract the viral bird flu, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed to SFGATE. A CDC spokesperson ...

A child in San Francisco was recently confirmed to be the third human case of bird flu in the United States in which it's unclear how the person got infected. Cases have been spreading across the country since April 2024 with 67 confirmed as of Thursday,

The Trump administration ordered an immediate pause on public communications from federal health agencies like the CDC, FDA, and NIH. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) says it expects the pause to be temporary.

The CDC data reveals that California has been the worst affected by the ongoing bird flu outbreak with 38 of the total cases reported. The recent case reported involves a child from San Francisco ...