North Carolina Wildlife says the only other confirmed case in wild birds was in Buncombe County. In January, state ...

Since 2021, experts have seen bird flu — also called H5 influenza or highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) — spreading ...

Flu hospitalizations and doctor visits are at a 15-year high. Why is this flu season so bad? Doctors discuss influenza trends ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — For the first time in more than seven years, t he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ...

With so much H5N1 circulating in the U.S., scientists worry we are a few mutations away from a potential human pandemic.

Nearly 8% of outpatient visits for respiratory illness last week were for flu. The rate of Americans visiting doctors' offices for flu-like illness continues to reach record levels, new federal ...

The US Department of Agriculture last week issued a conditional license for an avian flu vaccine for use in chickens, amid an outbreak ravaging poultry flocks, contributing to the sky-high price ...

The US is in the throes of an unusually intense and severe flu season, with hospitalization rates topping the levels seen with Covid-19 at some points of the pandemic. On top of the flu infection ...

If it seems like everyone around you is sick with the flu, you're not alone. The United States is facing what appears to be one of the worst flu seasons in over a decade. Doctor visits for ...

Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Millions of people fall ill with the flu every year, and adults age 65 and older are at higher risk of developing serious ...

MORE THAN 128,000 FLU CASES SO FAR THIS SEASON AND 256 DEATHS. AND WITH FLU ACTIVITY STILL HIGH THIS PAST WEEK, HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS ARE URGING PENNSYLVANIANS TO KEEP AN EYE ON THEIR HEALTH ...

1:53 Bird flu cases concern disease experts as seasonal influenza numbers soar This is because if the viruses mix, it could give rise to a highly-contagious and deadly new pathogen, sparking fears ...