Browsing: Flu

November 13, 20253 min readAre Turkeys at Risk of Bird Flu This Thanksgiving?Nearly two million U.S. turkeys have died from bird flu in recent months. An…

Bird flu has wiped out half of South Georgia’s breeding elephant seals, according to a study that warns of “serious implications” for the future of the…

Future antibody therapies could target H5N1 avian influenza virus (green).Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo LibraryResearchers are increasingly developing antibody therapies to treat infectious diseases. Therapies are being…

How Are Annual Flu Vaccines Made?Immunologist Zachary Rubin explains how the World Health Organization decides which strains of influenza end up in annual flu vaccines.By Zachary…

October 29, 20253 min readThis Overlooked Bird Flu Strain Might Be the Next Pandemic RiskExperiments suggests H9N2 has adapted to human cells, but cases of person-to-person…

Attention has been focused on avian influenza virus H5N1 in the past few years, but scientists are concerned about the spread of other bird viruses.Credit: Ralf…

This Is What Actually Helps When Sick with a Cold or FluShould you take vitamin C or zinc when you are sick with a common cold…

After a summer lull in U.S. cases of avian influenza in both poultry and dairy cattle—and no human infections reported in the country since February—the virus…

October 17, 20252 min readFlu Cases Surge Early in Japan, Sparking Global Health ConcernsSchool closures and hospitalizations from an unexpected early spike in flu cases in…

The flu season could be coming early this year, public health experts in England have said, adding that those who are eligible for a free vaccination…