Protection from shots like the flu vaccine typically takes a couple of weeks to kick in, so getting one now may offer ...

Updated vaccines, proper hygiene and staying home when you're sick can help prevent the spread of respiratory illnesses this ...

The CDC collaborates with diagnostics industry leaders to develop a rapid, point-of-need test for avian influenza A/H5 in ...

H5 bird flu, a type of avian influenza, has been causing concern for months after ... There have been 46 confirmed human ...

The CDC study provides the largest window to date into how the bird virus first detected in March in dairy cows may be ...

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

If you missed the early fall push for flu and COVID-19 vaccines, it’s not too late. Health officials say it’s important to ...

FIRST CASE OF HUMAN BIRD FLU DIAGNOSED WITHOUT EXPOSURE TO INFECTED ANIMALS, CDC SAYS Canada's Health Minister Mark Holland .

A Canadian teenager is currently in critical condition after contracting a suspected case of H5N1 bird flu, a British ...

Health officials were struggling to answer a broader and potentially worrisome question: how the infection occurred.

HONOLULU (Island News) -- The Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) detected H5 avian influenza, or bird flu, on Oahu for the ...

A Canadian teen is hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu. British Columbia health officials ...