The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reported that avian influenza A (H5N1) continues to circulate in the Americas, with new outbreaks detected in birds, mammals, and sporadic human infections ...

Currently, no state requires the flu vaccine for kids to go to school, and last year, flu vaccinations among students were ...

California could see an early and especially sharp start to the annual flu season, as a combination of low vaccination rates ...

Health experts warn this flu season could be unusually severe, with early spread and concerning H3N2 strain activity across ...

The new trial, funded by Pfizer, compared the company’s mRNA shot to Fluzone, one of the most widely used seasonal flu ...

Trends complicating 2025 flu season include a new H3N2 variant, declining vaccination rates, and ongoing measles outbreaks impacting hospitals.

Health officials are warning of a seasonal surge in flu and Covid-19, with experts fearing this year could see one of the most severe flu outbreaks in decades. But because the two viruses share many ...

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DUNDEE TOWNSHIP, Ill. (WLS) -- It's just about turkey time, and while some birds in the Chicago area are mostly all spoken for, there are still plenty available. You just have to know where to look.

Since late 2021, a panzootic, or "a pandemic in animals," of highly pathogenic bird flu variant H5N1 has devastated wild birds, agriculture, and mammals. Unlike previous outbreaks, aggressive culling ...

An influenza strain that emerged over the summer is causing unusually early and severe outbreaks in Canada, the U.K. and Japan, prompting warnings from public health experts about what could be in ...

INDIANA (WANE) — Bird flu cases climb in Northeast Indiana counties, but this local outbreak may not raise the price of your Thanksgiving meal. “Turkey prices should be pretty consistent with last ...