The U.S. reported the first outbreak of the deadly H7N9 bird flu on a poultry farm since 2017, as the country continues to ...

Low influenza vaccine uptake in India despite high mortality rates; manufacturers scaling up production to meet growing demand.

New computational modeling of avian influenza variants' immunoprotein interactions—developed by a research team at the ...

The recommendations were made following a meeting that included experts from the FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Department of Defense.

Influenza cases are up 192% over the 5-year average, and the state’s 50 flu deaths so far are the most since 2017-18, when ...

Existing antivirals may be less effective against this H5N1 bird flu strain, and prevention measures, such as avoiding raw milk consumption and reducing exposure in dairy workers, may be the most ...

Catani and colleagues provide data on antigenic properties of neuraminidase proteins of pandemic H1N1 and show that antigenic diversity of the neuraminidase from 2009 to 2020 largely falls into two ...

Flu activity is decreasing across Western Washington, but one doctor at UW Medicine admits the season so far has been pretty rough. According to the Washington State Department of Health, 296 ...

Bad news: this strain is more capable of causing disease and replicates better in the brain. Good news: ... Jan. 2, 2025 — Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza A virus (HPAI H5N1) remains a ...