Levels of influenza nationwide are now at the highest they have been since the peak of the 2009 swine flu pandemic, according ...

Outpatient health care visits for flu-like illnesses are at their highest levels in 15 years, according to data updated ...

Six dairy herds in Nevada have tested positive for a newer variant of the H5N1 bird flu virus that’s been associated with severe infections in humans, according to the Nevada Department of ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. winter virus season is in full force, and by one measure is the most intense in 15 years.

Data − from traces in wastewater to hospitalizations − show higher levels of flu virus circulating in most of the U.S. So far ...

The United States is seeing a second peak in flu cases this season. After doctor’s office visits for flu dipped early this ...

Bird flu, also known as H5N1, is a variant of the influenza virus that sickens tens of millions of people every winter. But because it has not previously infected humans, we have not built up ...

Experts say the risk of bird flu from pasteurized products is very low. As bird flu continues to spread across the United States, questions have emerged about the risk of contracting the virus ...

The B3.13 version of the H5N1 bird flu virus was confirmed in March 2024 after being introduced to cattle in late 2023. This specific genotype has infected more than 950 herds in 16 states.

The H5N1 bird flu virus first emerged in southern China in 1996 and caused large outbreaks in poultry in Hong Kong in 1997. The outbreak was controlled but not eradicated and resurfaced in 2003.

The flu can also cause a general feeling of fatigue or malaise, Ray says, as well as gastrointestinal issues like diarrhea ...