Despite variations by age group and influenza virus type, the 2023-2024 influenza vaccine was protective against outpatient illness in pediatric and adult patients.

A dangerous bird flu, in other words, was suddenly circulating in mammals — mammals with which people have ongoing, extensive ...

One year ago, the first bird flu infection in a human in the United States was reported in a Texas dairy worker. There have ...

We cannot predict the finer details of a particular outbreak or a particular storm, but we can often identify when these ...

Researchers tested 1,724 blood samples from cattle in 15 states, mostly from Missouri, using ELISA technology. The results showed nearly 34% of cattle had been exposed to influenza A viruses. While ...

A large study to gauge how susceptible US dairy and beef cattle are to influenza A viruses found that they are susceptible to ...

This influenza season has been particularly severe in the United States, with CDC data showing a rate of hospitalization related to flu that is higher than any other season in the past 14 years.

Recommendations on the strain composition of influenza virus vaccines for the 2025-2026 US season have been issued by FDA.

A burst of viruses The most terrifying flu season in 15 years has already claimed the lives of nearly 134 children and an ...

Recent viral mutations have shown avian influenza’s adaptability to mammalian hosts, prompting infectious disease, animal ...

Though hospitalizations and other markers trended lower, the CDC received reports of 17 more pediatric flu deaths.