Allison Aiello answers the question: 'Does Hand Washing Prevent Swine Flu?' May 27, 2009 — -- Question: Is hand washing really an effective method to prevent swine flu? Answer: There are data ...

As wild birds begin to migrate during the transition into fall, the risk for transmission of highly pathogenic avian ...

The price of eggs is going up as highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza spreads in the U.S. and continues to pose serious threats to poultry farms worldwide. In just the past 30 days, no fewer than 23 ...

GENEVA -- Health experts are looking at the spread of swine flu among people in Spain, Britain and Japan, a WHO official said Sunday as Japan reported a one-day total of more than 70 new cases, mostly ...

A recent study by University of Michigan researchers on the efficacy of an antiviral drug, baloxavir, in preventing transmission of influenza found that a single-dose treatment with the drug led to a ...