The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday confirmed the country's first case of H5N1 bird flu infection in a child, who experienced mild symptoms and is recovering from their illness.

In addition to the recent warnings about bird flu in raw milk in California, the state has also reported the first case of the virus in a child.  The ca

A rare case of avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, has been confirmed in a child in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The child, who is a resident of California,

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed the first child in the United States contracted avian influenza H5 virus infection.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed that bird flu was found in a child in California, according to a press release issued Friday. The case is the first reported such infection in a child in the U.

The first child case of avian influenza (H5N1) was detected in California this week, according to the CDC, which is conducting an investigation into the case, including contact and exposure tracing

The general public health threat remains low, but some infectious disease experts worry about a thinning line that's kept bird flu from spreading between people.

The H5N1 bird flu outbreak in the U.S. has so far been shockingly mild. Researchers have some theories as to why.