The state of Michigan has confirmed the flu has killed two children making them the first pediatric flu deaths in the state for the 2024-2025 flu season.
The winter flu season features two types of influenza. Here's what you need to know about them and how they differ.
Nearly 119,000 birds have been culled at a farm in California after a bird flu called H5N9 was detected among the poultry ...
In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled “A single mutation in ...
With influenza viruses, scientists name them based on the Hs and Ns (hemagglutinin and neuraminidase surface proteins), according to Cennimo. There are "continual mutations" of flu strains, so not all ...
A new strain of bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI) has been detected on a duck farm in California. The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) reported the outbreak of the new ...
“Although individual vaccines have been developed and approved for use in humans against SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses, there is no vaccine approved to simultaneously protect against both viral ...
H5N9 vs H5N1: What's the difference? Avian influenza viruses are categorized based on two surface proteins: hemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N). The combination of these proteins defines the ...