Flu season is 'early' and 'aggressive' in New York City. Here's what that means for the rest of the country. A new flu ...

Key mutations and animal spread could raise the risk to humans. Bird flu is spreading. The avian influenza virus H5N1 has ...

In New York City, just over a quarter of children 6 months and older have received the flu shot this season. The city’s ...

Flu season is getting an early start in New York City, with doctors reporting a sharp jump in cases weeks sooner than normal.

They are bracing for a brutal season, driven by a new and alarming variant that is expected to circulate widely.

Nearly two dozen U.S. senators urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture to “prioritize” a vaccine strategy for avian ...

In New York alone, there have already been more than 17,000 flu cases and nearly 1,000 hospitalizations, and doctors anticipate it's only going to get worse as more people gather for the holidays.

The U.S. is seeing a post-Thanksgiving spike in influenza, data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on ...

Although development of a jab for the H5N1 strain of avian flu is well under way, other strains are receiving less attention ...

A Washington state man is believed to be the first person to die from a rare strain of bird flu, but state health officials said Friday the risk to the public is low. The man, an older adult with ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus—commonly known as bird flu—has been causing outbreaks in dairy cows in the United States since ...

Dozens of dead vultures that were likely infected with bird flu were found on the grounds of an Ohio school recently. The 72 ...