Seasonal influenza vaccines triggered protective immune responses against the H5N1 avian influenza virus primarily in younger ...

As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains, bird flu is a disease caused by the influenza A virus. At ...

The flu vaccine is generally about 40% effective at completely preventing influenza, according to Blumberg. The flu vaccine ...

Researchers uncover how influenza A virus infects dairy cattle, revealing the mammary gland's surprising role in viral ...

We all know that a healthy, balanced diet dominated by unprocessed foods is a recipe for gut and overall health, but ...

Bon Secours and Prisma Health are implementing new visitor restrictions as cases of influenza and respiratory illnesses rise ...

Current strains of bird flu are “poorly suited for pandemic potential,” said Dr. Shira Doron, a Tufts Medicine infectious ...

Flu has surged to high levels across the US, straining hospitals. Experts discuss 2024-25 flu season trends, symptoms to ...

Symptoms usually come on suddenly, according to the CDC, and can include fevers above 100.4 degrees F, dry cough, sore throat ...

Chris Herr, executive vice president of PennAG, an agriculture trade organization, said these preventive measures are ...

Lincoln Park Zoo said the specific source of the exposure of the animals to bird flu, or H5N1 virus, is not known.

A variant of the virus caused disease in people in 1997, when there was a small but deadly outbreak in Hong Kong. Eighteen ...