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A 53-year-old man in Chile has been diagnosed with bird flu, the country's first case, the health ministry reported on Wednesday...

'It could be devastating to these colonies' - Bird flu threatens to wipe out Antarctic penguins...

Mohammed Abbkr has been charged with two counts of attemptedmurder after he doused two people in fluid and set it on fir......

People with tuberculosis and those at risk need to beware of when the influenza season starts....

Centre for Health Protection reports nine cases of severe influenza infections in March so far, compared with total of five in first two months of year....

Director General of the Health Department Himali Kotelawala had said that the country of origin of eggs must be free of bird flu for at least six months...

Officials said pheasants at a Tompkins County farm that serves as the state's only breeding facility will be culled after an outbreak avian flu killed hundreds of birds this week....

New cases of SARS-CoV-2 dropped over the week of March 13-19 while those of influenza (flu)......

A total of 295 types of drugs — everything from sedatives to children's flu medicine — were in short supply in 2022, according to a new report from the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security....

Halton Region says it is finding wild birds with suspected cases of avian flu in the community....

With warm weather returning and cold and flu season coming to a close, Grand River Hospital says the COVID-19, cold and flu care clinic on Sportsworld Drive in Kitchener, Ont., will close this Friday....

The peak of this round of flu infections in Shanghai is trending downwards, as the number of patient...

The vaccine inequality with bird flu could be even starker than with Covid-19...

COVID vaccinations will be administered once a year like flu shots now the virus has become endemic and is likely to return seasonally, the government said Wednesday.Free jabs will be offered to everyone in October and November in an effort to prevent hig...

We thought we were safe. The flu season was tapering off. Spring was in the air (sort of, some places). As flu cases flatlined through January and February, Americans breathed a sigh of relief, kicked up our collective feet ... and immediately realized we...

Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan...

After reaching peak in mid-March, the seasonal influenza still remains at high overall levels across China with a few provinces passing an inflection point with cases declining, the Chinese National Influenza Center (CNIC) said....

'H3N2 is tricky...but this is not the first time we're seeing flu,' says Virologist, Dr Shahid Jameel....

Some of the world's leading makers of flu vaccines say they could make hundreds of millions of bird flu shots for humans within months if a new strain of avian influenza ever jumps across the species divide, but there are concerns over where they coul...

H3N2 and H3N1 are both types of influenza A viruses, commonly known as the flu....

Her family is fundraising to adapt their home....

HMPV is causing a high percentage of positives among test results tracked by the CDC...

Some of the world's leading makers of flu vaccines say they could make hundreds of millions of bird flu shots for humans within months if a new strain of avian influenza ever jumps across the species divide....

Many community health centers in Beijing have started to provide influenza testing services for local residents amid the flu season, the Global Times learned from local health centers on Sunday....

A new lineage of avian flu H5N1 is ripping through wild bird populations and also affecting mammals, such as minks, badgers, pigs, bears. Are humans next?...

Some of the world's leading makers of flu vaccines say they could make hundreds of millions of bird flu shots for humans within months if a new strain of avian influenza ever jumps across the species divide....

Experts are advising British Columbians, and pet owners in particular, to take precautions after a recent case where several skunks died of avian flu in Metro Vancouver....

Hospitals and clinics seeing more patients with cough, fever and throat pain last month and in March....

Dollar Tree, a discount variety store, has temporarily given up on selling eggs at its stores due to rising egg prices caused by supply chain issues and avian flu....

Health experts, however, said there was no reason to panic as the uptick remained insignificant in terms of the city's population and majority of patients were not reporting severe symptoms...

H5N1 cases in birds are expected to rise in the coming weeks as migratory species wing their way across the planet. Veterinary epidemiologist Victoria Hall explains why this outbreak is different and what it could mean for humans...

Covid-19 pandemic, which has so far claimed more than seven million deaths globally, may likely end up being as public health emergency of international concern' this year and pose a seasonal flu threat, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said....

A deadly strain of avian flu, which swept through seabird colonies in Newfoundland and Labrador over the summer and into the early fall, is still a cause for concern heading into a new summer, warns one expert....

Egg-laying hens make up more than 90% of birds in the process of being culled, according to the agriculture ministry, limiting the supply of eggs ......

It might be tempting to relax after the easing of Hong Kong's anti-pandemic measures, but the flu outbreak in China shows we must remain vigilant. This is a chance to set good practices to prepare for future pandemics, strengthen our healthcare system...

Peel Region is reporting suspected cases of avian influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, in Brampton and Caledon after several dead birds were recently found....

WHO chief hopes it will become simply a health challenge, but not a disruptive one...

Lyme Disease isn't the only tick-driven illness that residents of the northeast should worry about. The CDC says cases of Babesiosis, which can cause flu-like symptoms, are on the rise in 8 states....

Lyme Disease isn't the only tick-driven illness that residents of the northeast should worry about. The CDC says cases of Babesiosis, which can cause flu-like symptoms, are on the rise in 8 states....

Boulder (US), Mar 17: An outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza that started in 2021 has become the largest bird flu outbreak in history, both in the US and worldwide. In the US the virus has led to the destruction of millions of commercially raised chickens, t...

COVID-19 and influenza test positivity rates are up in Manitoba, while RSV rates are down slightly, with COVID-19 outbreaks spiking in long-term care facilities, the latest weekly provincial report says....

Several states in India are currently witnessing a steep rise in influenza infections, with cases also being reported from the national capital...

WHO says the pandemic stage of the COVID-19 virus should be over in 2023....