The CDC learned of the decision Monday morning via a verbal notice. “I am actually somebody who got Guillain-Barré Syndrome from a flu shot I studied this. I am afraid of shots. I did a lot of studying before I got COVID.

A new report details the bird flu cases of two pet cats in Michigan whose owners work in the dairy industry. Earlier in the month, a data table from the report may have appeared on the CDC website before being taken down.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials reported the flu season in the United States reached its most intense period of the last 15 years.

Two indoor cats belonging to Michigan dairy workers tested positive for avian influenza last year, according to a new report, which raises concerns about the possibility of cross-species transmission.

Two indoor-only house cats died after contracting the bird flu, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Michigan is in peak flu season, which last from December to February, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The flu season continues into the spring, typically slowing in May, according to the Cleveland Clinic,

A study published Thursday by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggested that people could transmit bird flu to their domestic cats, with fatal consequences. Two household case studies from Michigan in May 2024 were published in the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report,

Two indoor domestic cats in Michigan died after being infected with bird flu that they may have contracted from their owners who work as dairy workers, according to a CDC report.

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) confirmed two influenza-associated pediatric deaths among Kent County residents, marking Michigan’s fourth and fifth pediatric flu deaths of the 2024-2025 season.

The deaths of 2 children in Kent County were announced Thursday as well as one in Macomb County, bringing the statewide total this year to 5.

The death of a third Michigan child has been linked to influenza. State health officials confirmed an additional pediatric death Tuesday, Feb. 25. The child from Macomb County was infected with influenza A, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS).

Since 2015, there have been zero measles deaths in the United States. However, that changed this week when an unvaccinated child in West Texas died from the disease.