The Latest Breaking News from Influenza

Conservationists call for national response plan for possible arrival of HPAI H5, which so far has affected 300 species worldwide

Learn about the spread of H5N1, which has caused 50 million bird deaths and has now spread to mammals. Read more on The Hindu.

There are now a range of home tests that can distinguish between flu and COVID with one swab. Here's what you need to know.

If you have respiratory symptoms as we head towards winter and flu season, could it be COVID or the flu? Or something else entirely?

Women are more vulnerable to severe respiratory infections caused by a variety of viruses during pregnancy, including influenza A virus (IAV), respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2). Read further on Dynamite News:

The UK government recently announced that as of April 18, poultry and captive birds can be kept outside again as the threat from bird flu eases. These mandatory housing measures were introduced across England and Wales in the autumn of 2022 following the unprecedented spread of bird flu in the…

Scientists raise alarm over avian influenza strain’s unprecedented deadliness and reach from farmed poultry and wild birds

With an extended season in Europe and more people travelling, experts say now is the time to guard against flu and other respiratory diseases

Experts say more peer-reviewed research is needed to understand the full impacts of the virus

The study compared the symptoms of Queenslanders who had COVID and influenza 12 weeks after testing positive.

Scientists continue to monitor the ongoing global avian influenza outbreak — also referred to as bird flu — that has killed millions of birds and has now crossed over to some species of mammals. Currently, the risk to humans remains low; however, sporadic human infections with bird flu viruses have…