Two infants die of whooping cough in Louisiana as cases climb nationally
There have been 6,600 pertussis cases reported in the US in 2025, almost four times the number at this point last year.
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Louisiana Surgeon General shares vaccine info after 2 babies die from whooping cough
Louisiana’s Surgeon General Dr. Ralph Abraham confirmed Thursday that two infants have died in the last six months amid an ...
Trump administration cuts FDA staff handling bird flu outbreaks
Federal regulators were responsible for recalling pet food contaminated with bird flu, which killed household cats.
Bird flu and cats on Long Island: What to know about the risk
Bird flu in cats typically causes severe neurological symptoms, including blindness and seizures, along with breathing issues ...
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12 months and 70 cases since the first human bird flu infection: Are we any safer?
There was one death linked to a human infected with bird flu in Louisiana. An H5N1 avian influenza virus molecule. Ruslanas Baranauskas/Corona Borealis via Adobe Stock ABC News' medical ...
What Is Bird Flu and How Does It Affect Egg Prices?
A series of reported outbreaks at some of the largest egg producers in the U.S. have caused a shortage in egg supplies, as infected flocks are typically culled to reduce the risk of transmission. Bird ...
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As anti-vaccine disinformation takes hold, more Americans dying of the flu
Rates were even lower in Louisiana (just under 16%), Mississippi (12%) and Texas (10%). States with the highest flu vaccination rates by December were Maine (37%), Connecticut and Vermont (33% ...
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Trump administration cuts FDA staff handling bird flu outbreaks
About 70 people have been sickened by bird flu, mainly poultry and dairy workers, CDC data shows. In January, a person in Louisiana became the first person to die from bird flu in the U.S ...