Nearly 1,300 probationary employees, roughly one-tenth of the CDC workforce are poised to be let go as a part of the massive layoffs.

Measles cases have been reported in Alaska, Georgia, New York, Rhode Island and Texas, according to the CDC. All of the people infected are unvaccinated. RELATED: Flu season docto

The Trump administration's sweeping jobs cuts have resulted in the loss of nearly 1,300 jobs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Georgia, with U.S. Sens. Ossoff and Warnock condemning the move as a threat to public health.

Nearly 1,300 employees at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — roughly one-tenth of the agency’s workforce — are being forced out.

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One of those workers cared for cattle in South Carolina and Georgia. There have been no reports of cattle infected with bird flu in these states, but the CDC says it could be spreading undetected. The bird flu has only been confirmed among wild birds in our area.

The Atlanta-based CDC has warned that the bird flu may be spreading undetected from animals, to some veterinarians and others. This comes one month after the fourth confirmed case of bird flu was reported in Georgia.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were three confirmed cases in the country — in California, Georgia and New Hampshire — caused by the clade Ib strain. The World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health emergency for the second time in two years in August,

Flu season is well underway, and metro Atlanta hasn't been spared. Cases remain high, according to data from the Georgia Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But metro Atlanta doctors say it's not too late to get vaccinated against influenza.

This flu season is shaping up to be one of the worst in a decade, with nationwide figures showing at least 29 million cases, 370,000 hospitalizations, and 16,000 deaths so far.

Public health employees and contractors who lost their jobs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gathered at the Georgia Capitol in Atlanta on Friday to put a face on the mass terminations and demand that state officials speak up for them with the Trump administration.

After a second surge of flu hospitalization earlier in February, federal and Georgia data indicate the spread is slowing down.