They brought together groups of participants in a hotel room, mixing people with active influenza infections, referred to as donors, with uninfected volunteers, referred to as recipients. The aim was ...

A rare human challenge-style trial shows that even with poor ventilation and prolonged exposure, influenza may fail to spread unless viral shedding, host susceptibility, and air dynamics align just ...

An mRNA vaccine for avian influenza, developed by pharma company Moderna, has begun Phase 3 human trials. Building on the ...

A long-running debate in vaccine design revolves around whether a vaccine should be optimized to prevent the virus from replicating inside an infected host or prevent the virus from transmitting to ...

Achieving the Healthy People 2030 target of 70% immunization could substantially reduce the burden of influenza-related ...

The University of Missouri is at the forefront of fighting the flu, one of the most common contagious respiratory illnesses ...

Humans are not the only species experiencing a strong flu season right now. The United States is reaching record high numbers of avian influenza outbreaks, according to the Center for Disease Control.

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – A rash of influenza cases in Idaho is raising alarm bells around the state. Corbin Bunnage, a physician assistant at Sterling Urgent Care, says this is the worst flu season ...

Winter deaths associated with influenza may be significantly undercounted, a team of Spanish researchers found.The ...