Prior exposures to specific types of seasonal influenza viruses promote cross-reactive immunity against the H5N1 avian ...

Pandemic influenza remains a significant global health threat, as signalled by the circulation and cross-species transmission of avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses from the clade 2.3.4.4b, including ...

Older adults who were exposed to seasonal flu viruses that circulated prior to 1968 are more likely to have some protection ...

Life science companies developing bird flu vaccines are gaining attention as the avian influenza subtype H5N1 becomes an ...

An in-house reverse-genetics generated H5N9 inactivated vaccine (SEP-22- N9) was evaluated for its vaccine efficacy in ...

Researchers from Diosynvax Ltd. presented data from a study that aimed to evaluate the efficacy of a pan-H5 vaccine designed ...

Not long after the first flu shot was introduced in 1945 by University of Michigan virologist Thomas Francis and his ...

Farms must be allowed to vaccinate ahead of the winter, or South Africa’s industry risks losing half its flocks to avian ...

The flu sets in quickly, typically within two or three days after exposure, unlike the common cold, which has a more gradual ...

Public health experts discuss lessons learned from the U.S. response to the COVID pandemic, on topics ranging from school ...

An outbreak of H5 avian influenza was confirmed by United States health agencies in mid-2024. The Centers for Disease Control ...

During the week of Jan 26 through Feb 1, 2025, flu activity remained elevated in the US, with 43 states reporting high or very high outpatient respiratory illness activity.