A bird flu virus that has often been ignored because it mostly causes minor disease in birds has the potential to cause a ...

It’s a virus that caused a global pandemic, and getting vaccinated against it has been a growing source of controversy. While ...

The "devastating" impact of avian flu on farmers has been described by the managing director of a poultry firm. Mark Gorton, ...

"In principle, the H5N1 virus has everything it takes to trigger a pandemic," says virologist Klaus Stöhr in a report. Bird ...

Volunteers have recovered nearly 2,000 dead cranes in a small German village known for being a paradise for birdwatchers.

Due to the government shutdown, some workers are furloughed. Flu cases be harder to track in what's predicted to be an ...

Scientists have developed a proof-of-concept vaccine that could offer broad protection against all known and emerging ...

Late in the Middle Ages, Italian stargazers gave a name to the annual contagion that rolled around each year like clockwork.

People who are at a high risk for severe flu may be recommended antiviral treatment, whereas there is not a specific ...

The earlier the better for the flu shot, health experts recommend. Individuals should get vaccinated against influenza by the end of October, according to the CDC. The CDC recommends everyone 6 months ...

Hungary reported a first outbreak of highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu on a farm this season, the World Organisation for Animal ...

CSHD said a flu vaccine is needed every season for two reasons. First, the body’s immune response to vaccination declines ...