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Two new H5N1 outbreaks confirmed in North West and Mpumalanga provinces. • Government plans first-ever mass poultry vaccination campaign underway. • Past 2023 epidemic led to culling of 10.5 million ...

The virus has not yet evolved to spread efficiently between people. Excellent vaccine technology exists, but the government ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza is having a deadly effect on Michigan’s eagle population. A 2022 outbreak reduced breeding ...

Seasonal flu-related hospitalizations and outpatient visits reached a 15-year high during the 2024-25 season, according to ...

Dr. Jeffrey Kopin, Chief Medical Officer for Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, joins John Williams to talk about ...

The CDC panel voted against an ingredient that the anti-vaccine movement has long targeted, while Arcadia was acquired by ...

Moderna's new flu vaccine, based on the same mRNA technology used in its COVID-19 shot, showed promising results in a major ...

Compared to the standard shot, the mRNA vaccine had an overall vaccine efficacy that was 26.6 percent higher, and 27.4 ...

Influenza A viral infection linked to gene expression changes in microbiome and brain by Diana Yates, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Robert Egan ...

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen ...

FluMist is the first vaccine to prevent influenza, more commonly known as the flu, that does not need to be administered by a ...