Bird flu poses an increasing pandemic threat as it becomes more adaptive, jumping to humans, pets and zoo animals, Europe’s ...

Two European regulators said on Wednesday they were tracking variants of the bird flu virus due to the threat of the pathogen ...

Several countries expanded their influenza jab guidelines this year, but vaccination rates remain sub-optimal, health experts ...

Flu cases are surging across Europe post-holiday season, hitting children under 15 and adults over 60 the hardest. Hospitals in France and Spain report rising admissions, with influenza B dominant.

The UK Health and Security Agency says the risk to the wider public continues to be very low. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The first influenza vaccine was a monovalent live-attenuated ... particularly for the American troops in Europe and was then extended to civilians in 1945. In 1947, the vaccine was unexpectedly ...

A summary of the type of treatments prescribed by doctors for cases of influenza in Europe, Japan and the US are shown in figure 5. Antibiotics are broadly recommended or prescribed by about 30% ...

but the World Health Organisation said a strain of influenza called H1N1, also known as swine flu, had increased in many countries in Europe this year. Though doctors say there is no cause for ...

Further cases in poultry — both commercial and backyard flocks — have been recorded in nine more European states.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are monitoring the bird flu situation in the United States. Here's what to ...