Apr. 22, 2025 — A multi-state study reveals that many high-risk adults diagnosed with influenza (flu) in emergency departments and urgent care centers are not receiving timely antiviral treatment.

A vaccine under development at UB has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work, detailed in a study published April 17 in the ...

Yearly administration of the influenza vaccine is the main strategy to prevent influenza in immunocompromised patients. Here, we reviewed the recent literature regarding the clinical significance ...

The Tokyo metropolitan government on Sept. 21 issued its first influenza health alert in September since 2009, a day after similar warnings were announced in neighboring Saitama and Chiba prefectures.

News outlets reported on a mystery illness in cows. Then, in March, H5N1 avian flu was diagnosed as the cause of the illness. It was unheard of for cows to get bird flu, so the diagnosis was not ...

The FDA has released its recommendations on the composition of influenza vaccines for the 2025-26 season – without the input of its external advisors. The Vaccines and Related Biological ...

Pigs are the most important reservoir for influenza A viruses, acting as an intermediary host for both interspecies transmission and genetic reassortment. This is due to the high susceptibility of ...

CureVac and partner GSK are, meanwhile, also developing an mRNA-based flu vaccine, but are a little further back in development, as their shot is in phase 1 testing.

A 5-year follow-up of the ASCEND study demonstrated increased rates of SVR, high rates of retesting and minimal reinfection among patients with hepatitis C virus regardless of provider type ...