The CDC also has a testing van from the agency's Avian Flu Influenza Area Surveillance Testing, or AFAST project, offering testing at some of the sites. "Funding for the gift cards comes out of ...

Clinics run by a state vendor near affected farms are giving out $25 gift cards to people who get a swab test for H5N1 bird flu or receive a seasonal flu shot. A CDC van is also visiting some ...

Shortly after, the CDC reported the first case of a human testing positive for bird flu. That individual, a farm worker in Texas, was likely exposed while working with dairy cattle. Since then ...