Researchers have identified new roles for a protein long known to protect against severe flu infection -- among them, raising the minimum number of viral particles needed to cause sickness.

So far there’s been only one reported human case of bird flu in Texas this year in April and 46 total in the U.S., according ...

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO @STARADVERTISER.COM State Epidemiologist Dr. Sarah Kemble said Thursday that the state Department of Health is not yet able to determine whether the specimen collected last week ...

Canadian officials have announced that a teenager in British Columbia has been hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu.

Researchers have identified new roles for a protein long known to protect against severe flu infection—among them, raising ...

A Canadian teen who is in critical condition after contracting H5N1 bird flu was infected with a version of the virus that is different from the one circulating in U.S. cattle.

A teenager in British Columbia is in critical condition after being exposed to H5N1 bird flu. The source of the virus has not ...

Another cause for concern: flu season is underway in the U.S., and as seasonal influenza virus goes around, “humans, ...

Viruses are the fastest-evolving biological entity on Earth. This fact explains why we need flu shots every year: Seasonal ...

Viruses work by taking control of our cells and carefully reprogramming them into machines to make more viruses. Because of ...

It’s possible to catch a cold or get the flu at any time of year. But the chances of becoming sick increase during cold and ...