As the saying goes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. As of May 7, the U.S. Department of State has 21 countries listed on its "Do Not Travel" list. The list includes Afghanistan, Belarus, Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Haiti, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Myanmar, North Korea, Russia, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Venezuela, and Yemen. Both North Korea and Burkina Faso were recently added due to increased...

Risks remain dangerously high, and health professionals say we shouldn’t confuse the government’s silence for safety. Key points Bird flu (H5N1) continues to pose a serious public health risk, with recent infections in livestock and humans, despite the lack of federal testing and updates. The CDC and FDA have ended national surveillance programs, including milk testing, which experts say increases the risk of missing an outbreak. Public health professionals warn that the rollback of testing...