Scientists have discovered that testing the environment of live poultry markets is an effective way to identify avian ...

The cold season is in full swing, throats are scratchy and noses are running. We feel ill and hope it is not the flu. The ...

Prior exposure to one strain of influenza virus may weaken children's ability to mount an effective antibody response against their subsequent exposure to a different flu strain, according to a study ...

Flu has overtaken covid in infections and hospitalizations during the winter respiratory virus season, and their virulence is becoming similar.

A protein already targeted by FDA-approved cancer drugs may also help the body fight influenza, according to new research from The Jackson Laboratory (JAX). Published in Cell Reports, the study found ...

For the first time, confirmation of the deadly H5N1 virus has been detected in California's elephant seal population.

Human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, typically spreads during winter and spring.

San Mateo County park. Preliminary test results shared by the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Wildlife Health Center on March 10 revealed that one of three dead birds recovered from the Marin County ...

Flu cases are “very high” across much of Idaho, federal health experts say, and another respiratory virus is on the rise as ...

Viral mismatch between circulating strains and vaccine may have weighed down effectiveness ...

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The Department of Public Health’s dashboard, last updated March 5, does not specify the ages of the children or where the deaths occurred.