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Authorities probe whether Marin County bird flu victim drank recalled raw milk

Public health authorities are seeking to determine if a Marin County child stricken with bird flu could have potentially contracted the illness...

First U.S. case of mpox variant reported in San Mateo County

The first case in the U.S. of a more severe mpox variant has been confirmed in a person who had recently traveled...

H5N1 bird flu infects five more humans in California, and one in Oregon

As H5N1 bird flu spreads among California dairy herds and southward-migrating birds, health officials announced Friday that six more human cases of...

L.A. County reports first West Nile virus death this year

A San Fernando Valley resident is the first person in L.A. County to die this year from West Nile virus, a mosquito-transmitted...

Virus that can cause paralysis in children is on the rise in California: A few safeguards

A respiratory virus that in rare cases can cause polio-like paralysis in children is on the rise in California and across the...

Bird flu infections spread among workers at Colorado poultry farm

Five poultry workers at a farm in northeast Colorado have been infected by the H5N1 virus, according to Colorado’s department of public...