The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention says the risk of an outbreak of the bird flu in humans is low, although Illinois’ health department is preparing for the possibility. On Friday, the ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention lists Illinois in the high category for flu cases, and across the Chicago area ...

The U.S. is pulling the plug on its membership with the World Health Organization. What does that mean for Illinois?

CDC employees can no longer publish documents without review by the executive branch, and must withdraw their names from ...

After going quiet on bird flu, CDC scientists have published a report on its spread among veterinarians. The findings suggest ...

The CDC reported 91 suspected or confirmed outbreaks of norovirus across 14 states (not including Illinois) for the week that ended Dec. 5, compared with a maximum of 41 outbreaks for that week in ...

Influenza cases continue to mount with the virus reaching activity levels in the U.S. not seen for the last 15 years, ...

The Associated Press viewed a copy of Nkengasong’s memo, which said the stop-work policy applied to “all CDC staff engaging with WHO through technical working groups, coordinating centers ...