Epidemiological studies using data from the 2009 influenza pandemic revealed that obesity is associated with an increased risk of severe complications and mortality from influenza virus infection ...

Immunocompromised patients can persistently shed influenza, increasing the potential for resistance to antiviral drugs and for nosocomial transmission. 1,2 We report the case of a 23-year-old man ...

Shedding is common after receiving a live attenuated influenza vaccine, according to the CDC, especially among younger people. Shedding is not the same as transmission, since transmission requires ...

When the 2009 swine flu pandemic hit, influenza surveillance in pigs was limited, ... “By the end of the fair,” Dr. Bowman said, “you have 200 pigs shedding influenza virus. ...

Obese adults with flu symptoms shed influenza A virus for 42 percent longer than adults with flu who were not obese. Infected obese adults with mild or no symptoms shed the virus 104 percent longer.

Obesity, which increases influenza disease severity, also extends by about 1.5 days how long influenza A virus is shed from infected adults compared to non-obese adults, according to a multi-year ...

Obesity increases a person's risk for severe complications from influenza, including hospitalization and even death. It may also play a role in how flu spreads, according to a new study published ...

Wastewater surveillance reveals influenza A and H5 subtype detections, providing critical insights into public health risks from both human and animal sources during the ongoing HPAI A(H5N1) outbreak.

Viral shedding of influenza B occurred before the onset of acute respiratory symptoms and after clinical improvement, suggesting illness profiles may not amply represent infectiousness, according ...

Obesity, which increases influenza disease severity, also extends by about 1.5 days how long influenza A virus is shed from infected adults compared to non-obese adults, according to a multi-year ...