Throughout human history, zoonotic diseases, illnesses that jump from animals to humans, have shaped civilizations, triggered ...

It’s a truth we often take for granted: the flu is usually something you shake off. You get a fever, aches, maybe a cough, ...

An epidemiologist makes the case that a rush of research to stop a swine flu outbreak led to an accidental lab release of an ...

Flu viruses accumulate mutations that help them evade antibodies generated by the immune system after prior infections or vaccinations. This process means that people can be reinfected with the ...

Citing concerns about mRNA technology, the Trump administration has pulled funding for a vaccine, even though Moderna says it causes "a rapid, potent and durable immune response." ...

Jerry Neyer and Doug Chapin. That's because migratory birds can carry the H5N1 avian influenza virus — a highly pathogenic bird flu that has brought devastation to poultry operations in the ...

Fatalities among children were high again for a second year in Florida, while national numbers were the highest since the swine flu pandemic during the 2009-10 season. The latest influenza season is ...

There’s a new virus wiping out Minnesota turkey flocks, and unlike with bird flu the federal government doesn’t cover producers for losses. Last year, Minnesota growers lost an estimated 2.2 ...

If your cat does get outside and you have a bird bath or bird feeding area in your yard, it’s going to be contaminated with the avian flu virus. There are not as many viruses in the droppings as there ...

A new global review reveals how rapidly evolving H5 bird flu ... Image Credit: CDC and NIAID Since its discovery in 1996, the Gs/Gd lineage of highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses with ...