The department stressed that the respiratory disease is still primarily an animal health issue and that the risk to humans is ...

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When Kaitlyn Covert was worn down with a stuffy nose at the beginning of October 2024, the college freshman suspected she had ...

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A 5-year-old's flu turned into a nightmare when she temporarily lost the ability to walk due to a rare complication.

Pediatric infectious disease specialist at Sanford Health, Ashley Sands, MD, said, “They’re very similar to the at-home COVID ...

A diagnosis of influenza can thus confidently be made in the presence of a positive RIDT. However, a negative RIDT result is unreliable and should be confirmed by traditional diagnostic tests if ...

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 ...

In response to updated CDC recommendations, HNL Lab Medicine will begin sub-typing all positive influenza A samples from ...

The woman, who lives in Platte County, Wyoming, likely was infected through direct contact with an infected poultry flock at her home, the state health department said in a news release. She has other ...

The U.S. will be seen as a pariah in the global community if it does not play a collaborative role in preventing the next ...