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.

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 ...

There have been dozens of confirmed human cases of bird flu in the U.S. this year. Experts discuss the symptoms, risks and ...

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

It’s been nearly eight months since avian flu was first detected in US dairy herds, and cases in both cows and humans ...

So far, 46 people have tested positive for H5N1 in the US in 2024, but the lack of widespread testing among farm workers has made many infectious disease experts worried the actual number of cases ...

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.

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

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

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO While the common cold and influenza (the flu) are viral respiratory infections ...