For most people, Mallorca means sunshine and beautiful beaches. Many also associate the Balearic island with the Ballermann, ...

A deadly bird flu has jumped to entirely different species - and they're in your house now. The H5N1 Bird Flu was was detected in house flies in California, according a Twitter account dedicated to ...

Health officials in Kerala have confirmed that a student of class 9 in a school in Kollam has tested positive for H1N1 influenza, commonly referred to as swine flu. The announcement followed an ...

The flu may be common, but it’s not to be taken lightly. Kolkata’s changing climate is fuelling its spread, and the only way ...

Kolkata: A prolonged cold-and-cough could be the H3N2 virus, currently in circulation in the city. Hospitals and labs in Kolkata are seeing a rising n.

With the 2025 influenza season starting earlier than usual, the NICD urges South Africans to stay vigilant against seasonal ...

Sometimes it's not easy to decipher when a sick child needs medical attention or just lots of hugs. Medical experts weigh in ...

Elanco Animal Health said on Wednesday the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has approved its canine flu vaccine, which ...

Zimbabwe has recorded more than 12,000 suspected influenza cases in the past week alone, but public health experts say the ...

H5N1 was believed to spread primarily through direct contact with infected animals or their bodily fluids, but the new findings suggest it can also be transmitted through respiratory droplets and ...

Preventing a pandemic means early detection of bird flu strains — surveillance of viral spread and influenza infections in hospitals.

Flu spreads between people via viral particles in droplets expelled when an infected person coughs or sneezes, or through saliva exchanged via shared utensils or kissing. Each year, seasonal flu ...