A variant of influenza A, H3N2, is spreading across the U.S., with low vaccination rates contributing to infection rates.

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Untreated milk containing the avian influenza virus H5N1 can cause disease in mice, according to a study published on Friday. The scientists also reported that infectious virus remains detectable in ...

May 13—Texas Tech University's Biological Threat Research Laboratory (BTRL) played a key role in detecting the first case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) A (H5N1) transmitted from a mammal ...

Scientists used a clinical-grade gum in experiments to "substantially" lower viral loads of two herpes simplex viruses and ...

Flu activity in Wisconsin was moderate and increasing the week ending Dec. 20, the latest data from the state health ...

Those include a limit of two visitors per patient, a bar on visitors under 11 years old and a call for visitors to stay away if they’re showing symptoms of a respiratory illness. This ...