H1N1 influenza A spread rapidly with alarming, early results. Health care professionals armed with a historical perspective and the latest treatment guidelines are best equipped to respond.

H1N1 influenza A spread rapidly with alarming, early results. Health care professionals armed with a historical perspective and the latest treatment guidelines are best equipped to respond.

The swine flu alert in Mexico rose to a level four this week, meaning that it is spreading human-to-human and shows a significant increase in the risk of becoming a pandemic. Schools are closed ...

The ministry says the bird flu virus was detected in a dead wild falcon found in the town of Otobe on September 30 and also in the droppings of wild ducks in the town of Betsukai on October 8.

Researchers have identified new roles for a protein long known to protect against severe flu infection – among them, raising the minimum number of viral particles needed to cause sickness.

The first detection of H5N1 bird flu in US swine has been reported on an Oregon backyard farm, raising concerns about potential human infection. The USDA assures low public health risk and no ...

TOKYO, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Japan's Ministry of the Environment has raised the nationwide bird flu alert to the highest level after detecting highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds in two ...