Spanish flu pandemic was caused by a particularly virulent strain of influenza virus. It infected 500 million people, caused ...

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

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University are working on a novel approach to influenza vaccination that could provide ...

A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including ...

H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread amid commercial and backyard poultry, and additional cases have been reported in ...

A team of virologists, infectious disease specialists and pathobiologists affiliated with several institutions in China and ...

Since early 2024, the U.S. has logged 66 human cases of H5N1. Scientists are keeping a watchful eye on the virus’s spread as we enter a new year.

The team found that animals that had the virus inoculated directly into their lungs became severely ill, whereas animals that ...

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