(NEXSTAR) – The flu is spreading far and wide across the U.S. – and influenza A is largely to blame. Of all the flu tests reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since the ...

For a second time this season, the flu is surging, with at least 41 states reporting high or very high levels of the virus. Dr. Rabia de Latour, a gastroenterologist at NYU Langone Health ...

Levels of influenza nationwide are now at the highest they have been since the peak of the 2009 swine flu pandemic, according to figures published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Dec. 13, 2024 — Influenza or flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated raw milk for up to five days, according to a new study. The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu -- a ...

Cases of the flu viruses continue to surge across the U.S., placing a strain on health care systems and causing tens of millions of illnesses and thousands of deaths each year. Each flu season ...

We're in the midst of flu season, and the U.S. is facing a wave that's straining hospitals and closing schools. But not all influenza is the same. There are some notable differences between flu A ...

Americans are in the throes of flu season in large swaths of the country. And it may get worse soon. The United States’ highest month for flu illnesses is usually February, according to the CDC.

Since arriving on a Texas dairy farm nearly a year ago, bird flu has caused havoc in the farming industry, leading to millions of dead birds and thousands of sick cows. More than 65 people have ...

Cases of the flu viruses continue to surge across the U.S. and California, placing a strain on healthcare systems and causing tens of millions of illnesses and thousands of deaths each year.

As cases of H5N1, also known as avian flu or bird flu, continue to surface across the U.S., safety precautions are ramping up. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced ...

Scientists were slow to recognize that Covid spreads through the air. Some are now trying to get ahead of the bird flu. By Carl Zimmer Carl Zimmer has reported on pandemics since 2009 and is the ...