The earlier the better for the flu shot, health experts recommend. Individuals should get vaccinated against influenza by the ...

Late in the Middle Ages, Italian stargazers gave a name to the annual contagion that rolled around each year like clockwork.

After a quiet summer, bird flu cases are rising again. Scientists expected the development, but what happens next is still ...

The main strains of influenza virus circulating now are similar to those that caused the severe outbreaks last season.

This year’s doses protect against three strains of influenza, including two types of influenza A and one type of influenza B.

Looking at the Southern Hemisphere, we can predict a tough winter ahead — so it’s best to get vaccinated now to ease or even ...

After a summer lull in U.S. cases of avian influenza in both poultry and dairy cattle—and no human infections reported in the ...

Experiments suggests H9N2 has adapted to human cells but cases of person-to-person transmission haven’t been reported yet.

Influenza, commonly known as the flu, is a highly contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses. For most ...

Bird flu can survive in certain raw milk cheeses for months—even after the aging process that’s supposed to make them ...

Flu season is knocking at Europe’s door this fall.Though it’s impossible to ascertain how bad the influenza season will be, ...

More than 30 commercial poultry farms in Germany have been forced to cull their animals following outbreaks of avian ...