The Latest Breaking News from Influenza

Australia's flu season is yet to peak, but US authorities are already looking for signs of what might be in store for their own winter.

The Health department has warned people to desist from self-treatment as this is the season of viral fevers, which could be vector-borne diseases like dengue and Zika, leptospirosis or respiratory infections like Influenza.

Ancient viruses - not seen anywhere in the world for centuries - are at risk of wiping people out due to climate change, scientists say. Particles of the illnesses remain infectious even today in mammoth wool, Siberian mummies, prehistoric wolves an

Cases of influenza (the flu) and COVID are set to rise over winter, with many Australians looking to protect themselves from both of these respiratory viruses.

Influenza, or the flu, is a virus transmitted by respiratory droplets from coughing and sneezing. It can cause the sudden onset of a fever, cough, runny nose, sore throat, headache, muscle and joint pain.

A variety of garlic grown in Mildura can limit the spread of viral cells in the digestive tract, bolstering the body's defences to fight viruses in the respiratory system, new research shows.

Australians urged to get their boosters, with COVID and influenza cases rising as the country heads into winter.

WA Premier Mark McGowan urges Western Australians to be vaccinated against influenza as it emerges almost 200 children under nine have needed hospital treatment for the virus this year.

Canberrans are at risk of catching COVID, the flu and RSV as cases rise.