Epidemiologist Jennifer Nuzzo from the Brown University School of Public Health addresses the public’s concern and the ...

That’s especially reassuring considering the seven U.S. passengers who got off the boat and flew home before the outbreak was flagged showed no symptoms during their travels, according to Dr. Jay ...

Doctors recommend getting your flu shot annually, since the specific influenza strain it targets varies from year to year. But what if the shot could be more effective while protecting against more ...

H5N1 bird flu viruses have acquired a molecular trick that makes them more easily infect mammary glands in cattle, but this adaptation does not appear to affect humans. To infect cells, influenza ...

At least 14 states and Washington, DC, are reporting high or very high flu activity. The dominant flu strain, a version of influenza A (H3N2) called subclade K, has multiple mutations that make it ...

It may be spring, but virus season isn’t over yet. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Flu and Covid, including a new variant called BA ...

As the U.S. flu season winds down, health officials say the flu vaccine didn't work very well, with one of its worst effectiveness rates in more than a decade. A new strain that dominated the early ...

Heard about a lot of people getting flu this winter but not much about covid? It’s not just you. For the second winter in a row, the United States has faced a punishing flu season, with covid as a ...

BARCELONA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Spain has informed the World Health Organization of a possible infection with the swine flu virus in its A(H1N1)v variant that may have been transmitted between humans, a ...

Hopefully, you have already received your seasonal flu vaccine this year. These shots are highly effective at preventing illness, ultimately lowering the spread of the virus throughout the population.

(NEXSTAR) – As one variant of the flu virus starts to decline, another is rising to take its place. Influenza A is still the most common type of flu circulating, but influenza B has risen for two ...