While flu levels are still low, a strain that's wreaked havoc in the U.K. and Canada is behind most cases so far in the U.S., ...

H5N1 bird flu has been circulating in U.S. wildlife since late 2021 but has caused only one human fatality. Now a different ...

Flu vaccines offer protection from a handful of strains that scientists expect will dominate the season.

E xperts warn that flu season, which typically runs from October to May in the U.S., is slated to be worse than usual this ...

Some scientists say this year's flu shot isn't well matched to a key strain that could spread widely in the months ahead. So, ...

With a new flu virus variant circulating, scientists fear more sickness this winter. The vaccine may be slightly less ...

A new strain of the flu called subclade K could make for a particularly nasty flu season across the country, according to public health experts.  The strain already caused Japan to declare an ...

The variant is known as influenza A subtype H3N2 subclade K–sometimes called “subclade K” for short—and it has been detected ...

DURHAM, N.C. (WTVD) -- As flu season approaches, health experts encourage people to be prepared by Halloween time. "They really should get the flu shot," Maria Herrera-Golden said. Herrera-Golden is ...

As of Friday, just 22% of those eligible in the county are inoculated against the flu while just 7% of that cohort have ...