The worst flu season the United States has had in more than a decade may have reached its peak, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is currently investigating five hospitalizations that occurred in people who had recently received a vaccine that prevents disease caused by the chikungunya virus.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said it would join a conference hosted by the World Health Organization in apparent defiance of President Donald Trump's executive order.

The interim guidance document was shared with staff Thursday in the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, or NCIRD, and specifically its Influenza Division — but it was worded broadly, referring to CDC staff in general in its body text. It’s not clear how many other CDC divisions received the memo.

A new government report says that rates for precancerous lesions decreased about 80% among younger women who were screened for cervical cancer.

The agency's decision will likely affect a number of federal health surveillance systems that serve as critical resources for researchers.

Cardiello was specifically recruited by the CDC to work on tools for earlier detection of tick-borne pathogens. Even though he had the expertise the team was looking for and was a shoe-in for the job,

HKU5-CoV-2 has sparked concerns because it can spread to humans in a similar way to the one that caused the COVID-19 pandemic.

Maine's former top public health official has left a high-level federal post. Dr. Nirav Shah served as principal deputy director for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for roughly two years.

Staff and observers worry that the agency may not be prepared for emerging threats including bird flu and insect-borne diseases.