The Latest Breaking News from Influenza

Experts say record waves of avian influenza have been setting off alarms, with fears virus could adapt to spread among people

Seven penguins were put into isolation when the outbreak was identified bit have since all tested negative.

Japan has entered the influenza season nationwide, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said Wednesday.

FLU cases in Scotland are at their highest level for five years, health officials have said.

The past three years the holidays have been clouded with pandemic concerns. Now, with COVID, the flu and RSV circulating — what should folks look out for at gatherings?

From this press release sent out last Friday (see also the Complaint): Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA), a pediatric healthcare system in Georgia, violated federal law when it fired a maintenance assistant for requesting a religious exemption to its influenza vaccination policy, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged…

Reports of birds getting trapped have been shared on social media

People are reporting feeling unwell with symptoms similar to Covid, while testing negative. It comes as flu cases in Ireland have almost doubled within a week.

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