People at risk of exposure to avian flu on the Isle of Man have been invited to take up the offer of a flu vaccine. Manx Care and the island's public health directorate said it wanted to lower the ...

The office, called OPPR, once had a staff of about 20 people and was orchestrating the country’s response to bird flu and other threats until January 20, including hosting regular interagency ...

This season's influenza vaccine may have been a poor match to a strain of the flu virus that caused many infections this winter, early data released by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Share on Pinterest A recent CDC MMWR report shows three new asymptomatic human cases of bird flu, suggesting the virus may be slowly spreading. Johanna Moya/Getty Images A growing bird flu ...

We asked the experts to explain what makes this year's flu season so unusual. Colored scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of H1N1 influenza (flu) virus particle isolated from a lung cell.

The United States is currently facing the worst flu season in over 15 years, with cases surging in most states. Over 33 million Americans have gotten sick this season so far, and elevated flu ...

Flu season is here, and cases of Influenza A and Influenza B are on the rise. While most flu infections cause mild symptoms like fever, body aches, and a sore throat, severe cases of flu can lead ...

Canada has purchased 500,000 doses of a bird flu vaccine for humans. The vaccines, produced by the British pharmaceutical company GSK, were ordered as a “proactive measure” in case the doses ...

The current flu season is shaping up to be the worst in a decade. So far, there have been at least 29 million illnesses and 370,000 hospitalizations related to the flu—the most since the 2015 ...