Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu.

Bird flu has decimated poultry flocks and infected cattle herds. The risk to humans is currently low, but that could easily ...

Scientists Design Workaround That Improves Response to Flu Vaccine Dec. 19, 2024 — Stitching together four molecules found in the standard flu vaccine ensures an immune response to all of them ...

Between 500 and 1,000 suspected cases of H5N1, also called avian flu, have been reported in Massachusetts birds. Sharing scientific data is important to track the outbreak. Just as Massachusetts ...

Flu season comes around every year. And so should your plan to get your flu shot. The shot, also known as the influenza vaccine, is a vaccine that protects against the influenza viruses.

More than 126,800 birds in New York have been affected by the avian flu since 2022, including thousands of new infections uncovered in recent months in New York parks, commercial flocks and ...

The Trump administration has intervened in the release of important studies on the bird flu, as an outbreak escalates across the United States. One of the studies would reveal whether ...

Thousands of new bird flu cases have emerged in recent months among New York flocks, including in parks and even backyard coops. The spread set off a fresh round of public health alerts among ...

H5N1 or bird flu. The positive case reportedly killed 48 of the 50 ducks and chickens on the farm, and the last two were euthanized to prevent further spread. According to Governor Kathy Hochul ...

Bird flu has arrived in Ulster County. About 50 chickens and ducks died at a local farm. The two remaining were euthanized. Workers on dairy and poultry farms and at culling operations are at ...

Seasonal flu levels are elevated across the country and increasing in many parts, while Covid-19 has also increased in most areas of the country. Since many people are dealing with viruses in ...

Flu activity is still spiking across the United States as the country faces a winter wave of respiratory illness. The post-holiday surge in influenza cases and hospitalizations is straining ...