Research has shown that even if cancer has been cured, cancer can be reactivated if infected with respiratory viruses such as COVID-19 and flu. The study, conducted by a research team at the ...

Studies suggest that people who had seasonal flus or vaccinations have low antibody levels against H5N1 bird flu.

Deaths due to RSV in April and May 2025 remain below the same months in 2024. The table below shows the number of acute-respiratory associated deaths where the person has died "with" the virus (a ...

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says authorities should be looking for a “better way” than a mass cull to deal with a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an outbreak of ...

With the number of dengue cases and deaths on the rise, the health authorities have issued fresh directives to all hospitals, including setting up fever/flu corners in outdoor departments and ...

A group of researchers says delayed treatment of a type of bird flu now spreading on dairy farms in the United States may increase the virus's drug-resistance.

Although it's a common illness, the flu can be very serious – even in healthy and active young people.

Scientists have known for more than a year that bird flu, H5N1, made the jump from wild birds and common poultry to cows and mammals in February/March 2024. What they recently determined is how ...

Several local factors - including the minimum temperature reached in autumn, the water level in lakes and ponds in winter, and the presence of mute swans (Cygnus olor) - could be key for ...

Influenza viruses like bird flu can mix and match their genomes, and this has played a role in at least three of the last ...

Flu viruses are categorized by two types of proteins on their surfaces, hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA). These proteins each have multiple subtypes, which is why you’ll see labels such as ...