New! Sign up for our free email newsletter.

Influenza News

September 20, 2024

Top Headlines

 

If seabirds can catch avian flu by stealing food from infectious birds, it gives scientists a clue where to monitor for outbreaks among these vulnerable ...
A new flu vaccine candidate incorporates proteins from 8 strains of ...
The avian influenza virus needs to mutate to cross the species barrier and to infect and replicate within mammalian cells. Scientists have now deciphered the structure of the avian influenza virus's polymerase when it interacts with a human protein ...
A unique influenza vaccine candidate that's inhaled appears safe and could bolster protection against seasonal and pandemic influenza for people vulnerable to severe disease when they receive it in ...

Latest Headlines

updated 6:14pm EDT

Earlier Headlines

 

As the global threat of H5N1 influenza looms with outbreaks across species and continents including the U.S., three international vaccine and public health experts say it is time to fully resource ...

Starting antiviral treatment as late as 14 days after infection with SARS-CoV-2 may still be beneficial in hosts with compromised immune systems, who are at greatest risk of developing severe ...

Researchers found no infectious virus in the sampled pasteurized milk products tested for ...

A world-first study has found low-dose aspirin may treat flu-induced blood vessel inflammation, creating better blood flow to the placenta during ...

H5N1 virus in unpasteurized milk is stable on metal and rubber components of commercial milking equipment for at least one hour, increasing its potential to infect people and other ...

Fewer than one percent of people who get the flu every year get tested, in part because most tests require trained personnel and expensive equipment. Now researchers have developed a low-cost paper ...

The amount of infectious H5N1 influenza viruses in raw milk rapidly declined with heat treatment in laboratory research. However, small, detectable amounts of infectious virus remained in raw milk ...

As hospitals and health systems begin to prepare for flu vaccination campaigns, a new study shows that 96% of the hospitals that serve America's veterans, and 74% of hospitals serving the ...

Researchers have isolated human monoclonal antibodies against influenza B, a significant public health threat that disproportionately affects children, the elderly and other immunocompromised ...

In a head-to-head comparison of masks worn by people with active COVID-19, the inexpensive 'duckbill' N95 came out on top, stopping 98% of COVID-19 particles in the breath of infected ...

Review of research to-date suggests vaccination remains the most effective strategy for avian influenza prevention and control in humans, despite varying vaccine efficacy across ...

Mice administered raw milk samples from dairy cows infected with H5N1 influenza experienced high virus levels in their respiratory organs and lower virus levels in other vital organs, according to ...

Researchers conducted a Phase III trial to test the 100-year-old Bacillus Calmette-Gu rin (BCG) vaccine in people with type 1 diabetes during the COVID-19 ...

Currently available flu medications only target the virus after it has already established an infection, but what if a drug could prevent infection in the first place? Now, scientists have designed ...

A study has found that repeat vaccination with updated versions of the COVID-19 vaccine promotes the development of antibodies that neutralize a wide range of variants of the virus that causes ...

Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza was detected in dairy cattle for the first time in the United States in March, with nine states reporting outbreaks by May. While the method of transmission ...

A small number of New York City wild birds carry highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza, according to a recent ...

Researchers have found that a brain disorder associated with flu (influenza-associated encephalopathy, or IAE) can be caused by the influenza virus entering the brain from the blood via endothelial ...

An experimental influenza vaccine carrying more than 80,000 variations of hemagglutinin antigens caused the immune system of mice and ferrets to respond more strongly to less variable portions of the ...

Report details first-ever finding of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus in North American ...

Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Tuesday, July 2, 2024

Thursday, June 27, 2024

Friday, June 21, 2024

Friday, June 14, 2024

Friday, May 31, 2024

Thursday, May 30, 2024

Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Friday, May 24, 2024

Thursday, May 23, 2024

Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Friday, May 17, 2024

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

Thursday, May 2, 2024

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Friday, April 26, 2024

Thursday, April 18, 2024

Monday, April 15, 2024

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Monday, March 25, 2024

Monday, March 18, 2024

Friday, March 1, 2024

Thursday, February 29, 2024

Monday, February 26, 2024

Thursday, February 22, 2024

Monday, February 19, 2024

Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Monday, February 5, 2024

Thursday, January 18, 2024

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Thursday, January 11, 2024

Thursday, December 21, 2023

Friday, December 15, 2023

Monday, November 27, 2023

Monday, November 13, 2023

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Friday, September 29, 2023

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

Monday, September 11, 2023

Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Thursday, August 17, 2023

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Friday, August 4, 2023

Friday, July 28, 2023

Thursday, July 27, 2023

Monday, July 24, 2023

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

Wednesday, April 19, 2023

Thursday, April 13, 2023

Thursday, April 6, 2023

Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Monday, January 30, 2023

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Monday, December 26, 2022

Friday, November 25, 2022

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

Thursday, November 10, 2022

Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

Friday, October 28, 2022

Monday, October 17, 2022

Thursday, October 6, 2022

Wednesday, September 7, 2022

Thursday, August 25, 2022

Tuesday, August 16, 2022

Thursday, July 21, 2022

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Tuesday, July 12, 2022

Friday, July 8, 2022

Friday, June 24, 2022

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Friday, June 10, 2022

Monday, June 6, 2022

Wednesday, June 1, 2022