Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The World Health Organization (WHO) has outlined the benefits that improved influenza vaccines could offer, as the agency seeks to ...

A fast-moving bird flu outbreak is devastating marine mammals, with massive losses reported across South America’s coasts.

Could the Omicron variant of COVID-19 be masking itself as a common cold virus? Source - CDC Public Health Image library ID 11162. Author - James Gathany. Public Domain Could the Omicron variant of ...

When the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was discovered on a poultry farm in Asia in 1996, there was little ...

Influenza activity is at lower levels than expected for this time of the year in both hemispheres, the World Health Organization reports. Flu centers and laboratories from 52 countries, areas or ...

Influenza surveillance is essential to accurately measure disease burden, guide policy, and strengthen preparedness for future pandemics, according to Marco del Riccio, MD. Watch the previous 5 parts ...

A Global Healthy Living Foundation (GHLF) study showed seasonal influenza continues to impose a massive and largely preventable economic and human toll on the United States. According to the newly ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - A groundbreaking tool developed by the University of Arizona is transforming how we track flu activity worldwide. This digital platform, Global Flu View, is helping predict flu ...

Winter brings snow, ice, and freezing temperatures, but these climatic conditions are also the harbingers of another time of year: flu season. We all know the signs-chills, fever, sore throat, muscle ...

A shot for a flu vaccination. A late February meeting of scientists from around the world is figuring out the recipe for the best vaccine for the upcoming fall flu season. Jens Kalaene/picture ...