The 2024–2025 flu season has been the most severe, with the CDC estimating at least 45 million illnesses, 580,000 ...

An experimental evaluation of the risk of influenza transmission from contaminated objects finds that viable virus was rarely ...

A new PEARLS article in PLoS Pathogens reviews the rapid evolution and pandemic potential of emerging influenza A viruses, ...

When scientists engineer a better way to fight the flu, they often begin with nature’s own defenses. That’s what a new study ...

Scientists have engineered a monoclonal antibody that can protect mice from a lethal dose of influenza A, a new study shows.

The first death caused by H5N1 bird flu was reported in January 2025. Some believe the virus could eventually pose a ...

During a call with U.S. doctors this month, one CDC official noted that there is a seasonality to bird flu: Cases peak in the ...

The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu -- a different subtype of the ... Single Mutation in H5N1 Influenza Surface Protein Could Enable Easier Human Infection Dec. 6, 2024 — A ...

The idea is biologically plausible and historically grounded — and it reframes how we think about the origin of pandemics.

Australia is facing a sharp and early surge in influenza, with more than 63,000 cases already recorded and flu-related deaths ...

is a highly contagious intestinal infection. Symptoms include diarrhea, vomiting, and stomach cramps. Stomach flu is not the same as influenza, which primarily affects the respiratory system.

As more humans become infected by H5N1 bird flu, experts worry of a new pandemic with 70 human cases in the U.S. including 1 ...