The number of influenza cases is surging across the United States, putting significant strain on many hospitals. We asked the ...

Recent viral mutations have shown avian influenza’s adaptability to mammalian hosts, prompting infectious disease, animal ...

Recommendations on the strain composition of influenza virus vaccines for the 2025-2026 US season have been issued by FDA.

This strain causes severe bronchitis with excessive coughing, requiring nebulizers, inhalers, or oral steroids for relief, similar to post-COVID symptoms during the pandemic.

Immunity Against Seasonal H1N1 Flu Reduces Bird ... bird flu -- a different subtype of the ... Study Shows Drop in Use of Antiviral Medications in Young Children With Influenza Dec. 17, 2024 ...

Interactions Between Flu Subtypes Predict Epidemic Severity ... 2023 — A new study of the strain of influenza A responsible for the 2009 H1N1 pandemic -- pdm09 -- shows that the virus has ...

Despite variations by age group and influenza virus type, the 2023-2024 influenza vaccine was protective against outpatient illness in pediatric and adult patients.

In primary care settings, vaccine effectiveness for all ages against influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 ranged between ... vaccine effectiveness for specific virus subtypes and among older adults in certain ...

Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...

Based on the data presented, the committee agreed that there was a need to change the influenza A/H3N2 virus strains from the 2024-2025 Formula. Recommendations on the strain composition of ...