BARCELONA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Spain has informed the World Health Organization of a possible infection with the swine flu virus in its A(H1N1)v variant that may have been transmitted between humans, a ...

Infection can also be transmitted to people by touching surfaces contaminated with infected bird mucous, saliva or feces and then touching their eyes, mouth or nose, or if liquid contaminated splashes ...

Influenza D virus, a pathogen best known for causing respiratory illness in cattle, appears to be silently infecting farmworkers across multiple continents, according to a growing body of serological ...

Another eight US children were confirmed to have died of influenza infections last week, for a total of 79 this respiratory virus season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported ...

H5N1 bird flu has infected growing numbers of people worldwide in recent years, but this week saw something new: the first recorded human case of an H5N5 avian influenza virus. What is this virus and ...

For the first time, scientists have been able to watch the flu virus live as it infects human airway cells. They developed a ...

Bird flu viruses are a particular threat to humans because they can replicate at temperatures higher than a typical fever, one of the body's ways of stopping viruses in their tracks, according to new ...

It may feel like you are surrounded by sniffles and coughs, but flu season activity is still low in many parts of the U.S. Australia is in its busiest month for short-term overseas travel. And there ...

Highly pathogenic avian flu, or bird flu, has been confirmed in birds in Boston area parks, public health officials said Wednesday. Risk of human infection is currently low,” Boston Public Health ...

When patients catch the flu even after getting a flu shot, many physicians identify strain differences as the culprit. However, flu science is increasingly identifying another cause for failed flu ...

A Washington resident died of complications from an infection with a bird flu strain never before reported in humans, the state Department of Health said on Friday. The patient was an older adult with ...