One of the most intense flu seasons the U.S. has seen in years will continue to linger this spring, according to federal ...

A dangerous bird flu, in other words, was suddenly circulating in mammals — mammals with which people have ongoing, extensive ...

At the viral chatter stage of an outbreak, pathogens are just starting to infect people in sporadic bursts. It’s a sign that ...

Health specialists are urging Australians to be proactive about getting a flu vaccine this year, following a challenging year of respiratory illness outbreaks. In 2024, Australia recorded 364,894 ...

The Centre for Health Protection (CHP) says the winter influenza season has come to an end after about 11 weeks, but people should next get jabs to protect themselves against a possible summer flu ...

Queenslanders are being warned to prepare for a horror flu season due to low vaccination rates. There already has reportedly been a 24 per cent increase in cases from last year, with more than 800 ...

Colorado is relatively prepared for the avian flu or other public health emergencies, according to an annual report card from the Trust for America’s Health. Colorado, along with 20 other states ...

There have been 2,324 cases of the flu recorded in SA this year, almost 700 more than the same time last year, SA Health says. The government has launched a new social media advertising campaign ...

Mar. 17, 2025 — 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 ...

South Africa faces an annual health threat that claims more than 10 000 lives and leads to thousands of hospitalisations, according to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD).

Mar. 25, 2025 — Early animal studies show that a single vaccine could protect the recipient from different variants of the coronaviruses that cause COVID-19, the flu and the common cold.

It’s been five years since the start of a zoonotic COVID-19 pandemic that killed millions of people. Now, the United Nations is urging member governments to take coordinated action to address ...