1:53 Bird flu cases concern disease experts as seasonal influenza numbers soar This is because if the viruses mix, it could give rise to a highly-contagious and deadly new pathogen, sparking fears ...

Flu season is underway across the U.S. — with particularly high activity across the state of Wisconsin. For the week ending Feb. 1, Wisconsin Department of Health Services data show influenza ...

The US is in the throes of an unusually intense and severe flu season, with hospitalization rates topping the levels seen with Covid-19 at some points of the pandemic. On top of the flu infection ...

A new report suggests that more Americans may be walking around with bird flu − and not even know it. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention randomly tested 150 ...

Sonya Stokes, an emergency room physician in the San Francisco Bay Area, braces herself for a daily deluge of patients sick with coughs, soreness, fevers, vomiting, and other flu-like symptoms.

Dec. 13, 2024 — Influenza or flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated raw milk for up to five days, according to a new study. The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu -- a ...

What’s the difference between influenza A and influenza B, and does it matter which you catch? By Knvul Sheikh Each fall and winter, the flu emerges as a formidable force, spreading through the ...

Later this month influenza experts from around the world will gather at the Crick Worldwide Influenza Center in London to pore over data in a multi-day effort, led by the World Health Organization ...

Nearly 8% of outpatient visits for respiratory illness last week were for flu. The rate of Americans visiting doctors' offices for flu-like illness continues to reach record levels, new federal ...

A new variant of the bird flu has infected a dairy worker in Nevada, marking the state's first human case of the H5N1 avian influenza. The worker was exposed to the D1.1 strain after working with ...

Scientists Design Workaround That Improves Response to Flu Vaccine Dec. 19, 2024 — Stitching together four molecules found in the standard flu vaccine ensures an immune response to all of them ...

The first human case of bird flu in Ohio was reported yesterday in a Mercer County farmworker who had contact with infected poultry. The risk to humans remains low, but bird flu has significantly ...