Several local factors - including the minimum temperature reached in autumn, the water level in lakes and ponds in winter, ...

Several local factors—including the minimum temperature reached in autumn, the water level in lakes and ponds in winter, and ...

“In our results, a substantial proportion of infections was prevented when transmissibility was similar to that encountered in typical influenza seasons, vaccine effectiveness was within the ranges ...

This is the first time we’ve had access to an influenza genome from the 1918–1920 pandemic in Switzerland. It opens up new insights into the dynamics of how the virus adapt ...

An mRNA-based seasonal flu vaccine from Moderna was 27 percent more effective at preventing influenza infections than a standard flu shot, the company announced this week. Moderna noted that the ...

April 21, 2025 How bird flu differs from seasonal flu − an infectious disease researcher explains Avian flu strains tend to only affect birds, but the current outbreak has spread to cattle and ...

This year's flu season has become the state's deadliest in nearly a decade, with at least 388 deaths so far. Meanwhile, flu vaccine rates lag.

Article continues below this ad Seasonal flu versus bird flu Different strains of influenza A and influenza B emerge each year from about October to May as seasonal flu.

As such, seasonal flu vaccines are not designed to protect against avian influenza. No commercially available human vaccines currently exist for avian influenza viruses. How do people get bird flu?

Seasonal flu versus bird flu Different strains of influenza A and influenza B emerge each year from about October to May as seasonal flu.