Here’s what to know about the Trump administration’s order and which information is still available to California residents.
Health officials at the Center for Disease Control have reportedly been ordered to stop working with the World Health Organization, following Trump's criticisms on the agency.
Over 160,000 people this season have landed in the hospital from flu complications, CDC estimates. More than 6,600 have died. Here are the symptoms.
Meanwhile, the Trump Administration has ordered the CDC among other health organizations to pause external communication at least until the end of the month.
Experts said the sudden stoppage was a surprise and would set back work on investigating and trying to stop outbreaks and brewing global threats.
CDC Ordered to Stop Working With WHO Immediately ... a University of Southern California public health expert who collaborates with WHO on work against sexually transmitted infections.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bird flu outbreaks have impacted poultry in 51 states, while the virus has been detected in dairy cows across 16 states.
A CDC official, John Nkengasong, MSc, PhD, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that all staff who work with the WHO must immediately stop thei
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.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention abruptly ordered its staff to cease all collaboration with the World Health Organization on Monday, marking a dramatic acceleration of President Donald Trump's executive order to withdraw from the global health body.
Scientists are raising the alarm over a potential new pandemic virus that could be emerging in California. They fear that H5N1 could swap genes with another H5 virus, potentially creating a more dangerous strain of the disease.