Another hemorrhagic threat is Lassa Fever, a virus in West Africa infecting between 100,000 and 300,000 people annually, ...

In February 2024, government veterinarians in the Czech Republic investigating a bird flu outbreak found themselves in the middle of a puzzling case. The highly pathogenic H5N1 virus was ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI, has been detected on commercial farms in California and other parts of the U.S. The most recent outbreak of the highly transmissible strain of bird flu ...

Bird flu is here to stay. The H5N1 avian influenza is proliferating among U.S. cows and there are now two strains circulating among mammals and birds. Though there are only 68 confirmed cases in ...

The U.S. is in peak flu season, as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) says "seasonal influenza activity remains elevated and continues to increase across the country." Case counts vary by state ...

Feel like the flu is raging through your family, friends and coworkers? It's not just you. This flu is at or close to the national record for the past 15 years, and rates are climbing. Most states ...

A nine-year-old girl will be laid to rest today after she tragically died from flu complications last month. Madeline 'Maddie' Vernon died on January 29, just four days after she had been ...

Feb. 16 (UPI) --A quarter of the personnel working in nearly five dozen U.S. laboratories trying to solve the latest avian influenza outbreak have been laid off as part of the Trump administration ...

Understanding the flu shot effectiveness timeline can reduce your risk of getting or spreading the flu. It takes about two weeks for the flu shot to protect you from the flu after you receive it.

The first study on the H5N1 bird flu outbreak from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to make it to publication under the Trump administration came out Thursday. The journal released ...

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 ...

High fever, coughing, body aches, chills, and fatigue are possible symptoms of influenza B, but they may also indicate other conditions. A healthcare professional can provide an accurate diagnosis.