Mar. 3, 2025 — As highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread in the U.S., posing serious threats to dairy and poultry farms, both farmers and public health experts need better ...

While influenza rates are high, positive tests for COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus are declining, the CDC reported. The CDC hasn't collected total COVID cases since May 2023 and instead ...

Pandemic influenza remains a significant global health threat, as signalled by the circulation and cross-species transmission of avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses from the clade 2.3.4.4b, including ...

To maintain vaccine efficacy, WHO regularly updates influenza vaccine strains based on global epidemiological, virological, ...

However, that 60% figure might be much higher ... which instead targets three-to-four strains of the virus. Because influenza evolves rapidly, it hasn't been possible to target any highly ...