Although the avian flu (H5N1) virus may not be making the news as frequently, it is still working hard behind the scenes, ...

New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.

Assess your risk of contracting H1N1 swine flu with our easy-to-use Swine Flu Risk Calculator. Identify risk factors, symptoms, and preventive measures to stay protected.

Pigs could play a key role in ending the flu as we know it. That’s the message behind new research testing a computer-designed vaccine that protects swine from flu—and may one day do the same ...

WebMD explains the H1N1 flu virus (swine flu), what causes it, and its symptoms, tests, treatments, and prevention.

Influenza virologists around the world had for years been using freezers to store influenza virus strains, including some that had gone extinct in the wild. Fears of a new H1N1 swine flu pandemic in ...

An epidemiologist makes the case that a rush of research to stop a swine flu outbreak led to an accidental lab release of an extinct virus. Preparing for one pandemic triggered a different one.

This guide explains the different types of influenza viruses, including bird flu and swine flu, and what the numbers mean.

Our most recent flu pandemic—2009’s H1N1 “swine flu”—was, in absolute terms, a public-health crisis. By scientists’ best estimates, roughly 200,000 to 300,000 people around the world ...

In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Subrata Das, HOD, Internal Medicine and Diabetology at Sakra World Hospital in Bengaluru, shared, “The swine flu outbreak in Assam has raised concerns, as ...

The CDC has reported the first human case of swine flu in the U.S. in 2024. There's no evidence of the infection spreading between people.