Previous seasonal flu infections and vaccinations may protect us against infection from the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu outbreak.

Emergency room visits with influenza are now "very high" nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday, in this week's update on the winter respiratory virus season.

Highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses have caused widespread infections in dairy cows and poultry in the United ...

So far, the H5N1 virus isn't transmitted between people — but the CDC has found a mutation in a human case "concerning." ...

Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza A virus (HPAI H5N1) remains a low risk to the general public, and public health experts in the United States believe that available treatments and vaccines, as ...

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 ...

The risk of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is on the rise, along with that of other illnesses including the flu, stomach flu and COVID-19.

A 13-year-old girl in Canada became so sick with H5N1, or bird flu, in late 2024 that she had to be put on a ventilator.

Vaccine effectiveness of 52.8% seen for ED visits, 52.3% for noncritical hospitalization, 50.4% for critical hospitalization.

A recent study shows influenza vaccination provides consistent protection for children against all levels of severe flu ...

The authors are grateful to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-CCMB), India, for encouragement and support for this work. NIH Awards (R37DA025576; R01MH085259) also support SK ...

CSIR-Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology, Uppal Road, Hyderabad 500007 (AP), India. The authors are grateful to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-CCMB), India, for ...