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The winter flu season features two types of influenza. Here's what you need to know about them and how they differ.

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As cases of seasonal influenza surge, health officials are closely monitoring a growing threat—the potential fusion of human ...

The flu is walloping every corner of Massachusetts in an unusual second surge of the season, with people reporting flu-like ...

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Nevada confirms its first human case of bird flu amid a growing U.S. outbreak impacting poultry, wildlife and the price of ...

Two children have died of flu in North Carolina, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

We talked to experts about where the science is on risks to humans and how the virus is messing with the food supply.

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