Pregnant women, elderly people, children under 5 years at higher risk of developing severe or complicated disease ...

Three children have died from Influenza A in Canada, prompting urgent warnings from doctors. Learn why experts call this ...

The latest data on respiratory illness in the United States shows that shoppers and merry-makers are spreading more than just ...

As we get deeper into flu season, a new type of the influenza virus has been identified, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirms.

Every winter, as the air sharpens and scarves return to shoulders, an old visitor also makes a reappearance: the flu. It ...

Medical experts say getting a yearly flu vaccination is the best way to prevent flu and its potentially serious complications ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: What is the difference between a cold and the flu? — A.T.R. ANSWER: Both colds and influenza (the “flu”) are respiratory illnesses that are caused by viruses. Influenza is caused ...

A highly pathogenic avian influenza was found in a herd of dairy cattle in Wisconsin, the latest in an ongoing outbreak of ...

While flu cases are down compared to recent years, Florida saw an uptick in positive cases and hospitalizations.

The flu illness is triggered by influenza viruses, which enter the body through droplets and then infect cells. Researchers ...

Three state agencies remain on alert after a third possible case of avian influenza was found in a wild bird, this time in an ...

A Koloa Maoli (Hawaiian duck) was found sick on Nov. 26 at the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Hanalei National Wildlife ...