The winter flu season features two types of influenza. Here's what you need to know about them and how they differ.

Nearly 119,000 birds have been culled at a farm in California after a bird flu called H5N9 was detected among the poultry ...

The newer variant of avian influenza that recently infected dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic change that’s thought to ...

Influenza is a highly contagious viral infection that affects the respiratory system. Although often dismissed as a seasonal ...

The isolation of influenza virus 80 years ago in 1933 ... for viruses isolated during the 1900s); The subtype [16 possible hemagglutinin and 9 possible neuraminidase subtypes].

What’s the difference between Flu A vs. flu B? Doctors explain the two common strains of the flu, including symptoms, ...

Undergraduate and graduate physics students at UMaine Hess Lab in Orono are currently working on research that if proven, ...

Current nomenclature for influenza viruses (WHO 1980 ... for viruses isolated during the 1900s); The subtype [16 possible hemagglutinin and 9 possible neuraminidase subtypes].

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been 67 confirmed human cases of H5N1 bird flu ...

Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. It can range from mild ...

Avian influenza or bird flu is a respiratory disease of birds caused by Influenza A viruses. Wild birds, such as ducks, gulls and shorebirds can carry and spread these viruses but may show no sign of ...