A recombinant flu vaccine (Flublok) contains no eggs and was recently approved for use in individuals aged 9 years or older ...

A new slate of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted Thursday to recommend that ...

Most influenza tests do not distinguish avian influenza viruses from seasonal influenza A viruses, the CDC said. To date, there have been 67 U.S. cases of avian flu.

Now, the CDC is telling hospitals that they should test all samples from hospitalized patients who test positive for ...

The CDC is now calling for subtyping of influenza A viruses in all hospitalized patients -- and on an accelerated timeline, ideally within 24 hours. Nirav Shah, MD, JD, principal deputy director ...

Two types of influenza viruses are responsible for seasonal flu outbreaks: Influenza A and B. Influenza A accounts for around 75 percent of all cases and tends to cause more severe illness in adults.

The CDC is calling on doctors and hospitals to perform subtyping on all hospitalized patients who test positive for influenza A, ideally within 24 hours of admission.

Influenza A-positive patients, particularly those in an intensive care unit, should be tested ideally within 24 hours of ...

The CDC is now calling for subtyping of influenza A viruses in all hospitalized patients -- and on an accelerated timeline, ideally within 24 hours. Nirav Shah, MD, JD, principal deputy director ...

The CDC is calling on doctors and hospitals to perform subtyping on all hospitalized patients who test positive for influenza A, ideally within 24 hours of admission.