CDC updates recommendations for bird flu testing, treatment for workers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is updating its recommendations for testing, treatment and protection ...
Why undetected bird flu cases forced CDC to alter testing guidelines
CDC officials said the study suggests asymptomatic workers who engage in jobs that put them at high risk for exposure at ...
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CDC wants more bird flu testing for farm workers
Bird flu (H5N1) has been spreading across the country, among both animals and people, since April of this year. As the ...
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New flu vaccine eradicates long-standing strain, high-risk groups in jeopardy
A newly reformulated flu vaccine for this season eliminates a long-standing strain that has been used for decades. As a result, what was once a quadrivalent vaccine will now be ...
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The CDC wants more Kansas farm workers to get their flu shots this season
Some rural Kansas counties are offering free flu vaccines targeting farm workers amid an ongoing nationwide bird flu outbreak ...
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CDC calls for expanding bird flu virus testing
Informed by a new study, the CDC recommends testing dairy and poultry farmworkers exposed to H5N1-infected animals even if ...
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CDC sets up clinics in Tulare County to test for bird flu
“CDC is working with pharmacy networks eTrueNorth and Walgreens on a pilot program to provide free testing of symptomatic ...
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CDC signs Alveo Technologies for fast, handheld test to detect avian flu in humans
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has signed an agreement with Alveo Technologies to develop a handheld avian ...
CDC calls for expanded bird flu testing among farm workers
Federal officials said Thursday that farmworkers exposed to bird flu should be tested for the virus even if they are not ...