Flu

Delaware officials announced the state's first presumptive case of H5 avian influenza in a commercial broiler flock located in Kent County.

An Illinois hospital system issued a mask mandate due to "widespread respiratory illnesses."

Egg production dropped 4% in November amid bird flu fears, Fox Business reported, noting that the price of eggs has also increased.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports a significant surge in norovirus cases across the United States. Norovirus, a highly contagious virus, causes symptoms such as diarrhea, vomiting, nausea, and intense stomach pain. While symptoms typically last between 12 and 47 hours and often resolve without medical intervention, the virus is the leading cause of foodborne illness in the country.

Former Baltimore Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen told "Face the Nation" that the FDA should authorize the bird flu vaccine.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) discovered mutations in bird flu samples taken from a man in Louisiana.

An adult in Los Angeles County has been confirmed as the area's first human case of bird flu.

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) proclaimed a state of emergency to "streamline and expedite" the state's response to bird flu.

Hospitals in Marion County will soon enforce visitor restrictions in response to "increased respiratory virus activity," according to the Marion County Public Health Department (MCPHD).

An illness called "Disease X" spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo has led to 31 deaths. There are more than 400 cases of the illness, according to a statement from the World Health Organization (WHO).