H5N1 avian influenza has long been a concerning virus. Since its discovery in 1996 in waterfowl, bird flu has occasionally ...

The H5N1 avian flu is circulating in cows and other mammals. Whether it will make a permanent leap to humans is another ...

Influenza: a 'known known' Influenza is largely a known entity; we essentially have a minor pandemic every winter with small changes in the virus each year. But more major changes can also occur ...

Kennedy Jr made a controversial suggestion as to how to tackle the problem of H5N1 bird flu: consider letting it run through ...

Influenza: A 'known known' ... There are also the unknown unknowns, or "disease X"—an unknown pathogen with the potential to trigger a severe global epidemic. To prepare for this, ...

Bird flu is continuing to spread in animals across the United States more than a year after the first human case was detected. Since then, at least 70 people have fallen ill and at least one death ...

1918-19 "Spanish flu" A -- Caused the highest known influenza-related mortality: almost 700,000 deaths occurred in the U.S., and between 50 million to 100 million worldwide 1957-58 "Asian flu" A ...

The adjusted incidence of transmission of influenza virus by day 5 that resulted in symptoms was 5.8% with baloxavir and 7.6% with placebo, but this difference was not significant (adjusted OR 0. ...

New research from the Cleveland Clinic found higher rates of the flu in vaccinated people compared to unvaccinated. As the study fuels vaccine skepticism, experts explain what the study really ...

An unknown illness that causes influenza-like symptoms has left dozens of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo dead and hundreds sick, according to local health officials.