Delays in CDC analyses of infectious disease threats and agency silence will harm Americans, doctors and ...

Here are four more respiratory illness updates: Nearly 1.7% of all deaths nationwide were attributed to flu, compared to approximately 1.5% from COVID-19. Influenza test positivity rose to 31.6%, ...

The US is in the throes an unusually intense and severe flu season, with hospitalization rates topping the levels seen with ...

East Tennessee State University researchers have examined the devastating effects of the 1918 Spanish flu in Appalachia, uncovering lessons that resonate in the wake of COVID-19.

In 1918, a strain of influenza known as Spanish flu caused a global pandemic, spreading rapidly and killing indiscriminately.

Doctor visits for flu symptoms are at a 15-year high. Why is this flu season so bad? Doctors discuss flu trends, symptoms and ...

In recent months, Americans looking for eggs have faced empty shelves in their grocery stores. The escalating threat of avian ...

Partial CDC data suggest that influenza deaths may have already reached as high as 2% of deaths for the week ending on Feb. 1 ...

When H5N1 first came to the attention of infectious disease professionals 20 years ago, there was concern it could mutate and ...

A second subtype of H5 bird flu, known as D1.1, was detected in dairy cattle and infected one worker in the US state of ...

The intense debate over President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services, Robert F.

More than 80 domestic cats, among many other types of mammals, have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022 — ...