Japan faces a flu epidemic with over 4,000 hospitalizations and 135 schools closed as authorities step up measures to curb ...

Japan’s health authorities have declared an influenza epidemic, with thousands of people infected with the respiratory virus.

After a rough, record-setting flu season, doctors and health officials are bracing for another wave of fever, misery and ...

Here’s what medical experts say could be behind the recent rise of influenza cases in Japan, India, Singapore, Thailand, and ...

The number of swine flu cases in Japan are escalating with surprising speed, and health officials are not sure why. The Japanese government on Wednesday confirmed the first two cases of the disease in ...

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) continues to recommend routine yearly influenza vaccination for everyone aged 6 months or older who has no contraindications, according to ...

Jan. 9 (UPI) --Influenza is affecting hundreds of thousands of people in Japan and rising rapidly among that nation's population of 124.5 million and overwhelming many healthcare providers and ...

Last year’s flu season was the worst California had seen in years — and state health officials warn this year could ...