Dry weather in Pakistan has led to a surge in seasonal flu and respiratory virus cases. NIH reports 5 COVID-19, 147 swine flu, and 511 seasonal flu cases in December and January, urging citizens to ...

State experts say that human risk for bird flu remains low and that there have so far been no human cases in Connecticut.

Groulx said the evolution of a pandemic strain “is a pressing concern,” and has been seen before. In 2009, the H1N1 virus — also called the swine flu — was a “re-assortment of avian influenza, human ...

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

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

Swine Flu' Strain Has Passed from Humans to Swine Nearly 400 Times Since 2009 July 27, 2023 — A new study of the strain of influenza A responsible for the 2009 H1N1 pandemic -- pdm09 -- shows ...

Influenza is high across the country, and Indiana is among the states affected. Here's what we know about how long flu lasts, ...

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

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

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is urging hospitals to accelerate advanced testing of people they suspect ...

At the same time, recent CDC data shows that seasonal influenza A is rising across the U.S. — specifically the H1N1 (swine flu) and H3N2 strains. While it may just seem like a tiny change in ...