A case report published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) this week has confirmed something experts ...

With an aggressive new strain spreading across the country, this year’s flu season has been marked by record-high hospitalizations and reportedly intense symptoms. As people look for ways to contain ...

If you've been paying attention to the news lately, you likely have heard about the new strain of severe "super flu" going around right now."H3N2 Influenza A has undergone genetic drift this year by ...

Coming down with the flu— or having annual flu shots— might help people build up some immunity to the H5N1 avian strain that experts fear may trigger a pandemic, a study published Monday suggests. The ...

The findings show how the H5N1 bird flu virus is evolving in livestock and what that may mean for human health.

A new form of the flu, which is highly contagious and aggressive, is sweeping the nation this season. A mutation of influenza A H3N2, called subclade K, has been detected as the culprit in rising ...

First confirmed case: CDC reports first documented H5N1 bird flu transmission from a domestic cat to a human in Los Angeles County. How it happened: A veterinary worker with high exposure to an ...