Preventing a pandemic means early detection of bird flu strains — surveillance of viral spread and influenza infections in ...

Avian influenza infections in the US have been rising over the past year, but there’s no evidence so far that people can ...

This year's flu season has become Washington state's deadliest in nearly a decade, totaling at least 388 deaths so far.

A recent study has revealed that a single genetic change in a strain of the highly pathogenic H5 influenza virus could ...

South Africa’s influenza season has started. While most people recover fully from flu after a week or two without the need for any special treatment, this viral condition can cause serious illness, ...

The study’s results indicated the cumulative incidence of influenza – or the number of new cases divided by the total number ...

Both swine and avian influenza are strains of influenza A. Just as swine flu strains tend to infect pigs, avian flu strains tend to infect birds. But the potential for influenza A viruses that ...

In 1918, a strain of influenza known as Spanish flu caused a global pandemic, spreading rapidly and killing indiscriminately. Young, old, sick and otherwise-healthy people all became infected — at ...

Bad news: this strain is more capable of causing disease and replicates better in the brain. Good news: ... Jan. 2, 2025 — Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza A virus (HPAI H5N1) remains a ...

Rampant bird flu has torn across America’s livestock, sickened farm workers and resulted in the culling of millions of birds ...