Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or 'flu') in vertebrates. There are three main species ...

Every child who is 6 months or older should get an annual flu shot. Babies and older children are at especially high risk of ...

The Central Government's Dairy and Animal Husbandry Department asked all States and Union Territory (UT) administrations to increase surveillance in high-risk areas like poultry farms and bird markets ...

The winter flu season is still in full force, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, causing many sufferers to halt their exercise regimen. But not every illness ...

This will be a follow-up study to a previous clinical trial at UAB, which indicated that intranasal delivery of Ampligen after the intranasal delivery of the FluMist seasonal influenza vaccine not ...

Officials in Oregon and Washington have issued public health warnings after it was confirmed that two indoor cats euthanized with illness had bird flu. The cats lived in different households in ...

The Food and Drug Administration unexpectedly canceled an annual meeting of its advisers to update next season's influenza vaccines, an adviser on the panel and multiple officials tell CBS News ...

Experts are concerned about the impact on upcoming flu vaccine availability. A Food and Drug Administration vaccine advisory committee meeting that was set to discuss what flu strains to include ...

U.S. Department of Agriculture officials said Wednesday that there are "no anticipated changes" to the current federal policy requiring poultry to be culled in response to bird flu outbreaks ...

Prince Edward Island's chief public health officer says this flu season is ramping up to be more significant than last year's, and anyone who's not already vaccinated should seek out a shot.

Boston health officials said Wednesday that along with an unusual second, late surge of flu cases across the state, the illness’s severity has also increased this season. “People aren’t ...

US health officials are reevaluating a $590 million contract for bird flu shots that the Biden administration awarded to Moderna Inc., people familiar with the matter said. The review is part of a ...