For the week ending Saturday, Jan. 18, 25 percent of tests returned positive for flu, up from 19 percent the previous week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More than ...

For the week ending Jan. 18, slightly more than 5% of all emergency room visits were due to the flu, 0.9% because of COVID-19 and 0.6% because of RSV. Bad cases of COVID-19, flu or RSV can end up ...

A wild goose found in Putnam County tested positive for a “case of highly pathogenic avian influenza,” known as H5N1 or bird flu, but risk to the public remains low, the county’s health ...

A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...

A subtype of bird flu caused by avian influenza A (H5) virus has been spreading worldwide in wild birds with a few outbreaks in poultry, dairy cows and other mammals across the United States ...

In the winter months, it seems few are safe from some kind of illness — flu, COVID-19, norovirus, colds. While many of the germs that cause this misery can circulate throughout the year ...

A TV doctor has warned against taking cough medicine when suffering flu symptoms — as the remedy is, at best, useless and at worst, could do more harm than good. Dr Ranj Singh, who regularly ...

The United States and Canada have lifted bans on imports of some French poultry products, deeming them safe after a vaccination campaign for ducks against bird flu, which has been going on since 2023.

TOKYO -- As an unusually strong wave of flu infections spreads across Japan this winter, experts have shared tips with the Mainichi Shimbun on how to avoid catching it, while examining factors ...

In total, there have been 19 cases of H5N1 in England, and one case of H5N5, since 1 October 2024, the start of the bird flu “season”. A mandatory housing order was declared on 23 December ...