The idea is biologically plausible and historically grounded — and it reframes how we think about the origin of pandemics.

As the only laboratory in the Northeast authorized by the USDA to test for bird flu, the Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory on the University of Connecticut campus, is helping play a ...

“This is sort of how the 2009 pandemic started,” says Lakdawala, referring to the H1N1 swine flu pandemic. “We started to have a couple of cases sporadically, and then the next thing you ...

The study, “Epitope-Optimized Vaccine Elicits Cross-Species Immunity Against Influenza A Virus,” describes a vaccine that protects against H1N1 swine flu and can also protect against influenza in ...

This story originally appeared on Inside Climate ... But everyone worries that the potentially lethal bird flu is on the way. “I hope not,” says Clemente Jimenez, as he fixes a hose at Pastime ...

The pediatric death toll from the flu this season is the highest it’s been since the 2009-2010 swine flu pandemic, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Cases of respiratory illnesses related to the flu and RSV are spiking in Massachusetts Right now, the CDC has the problem rated as "high" in the Bay State Cases of respiratory illnesses related to ...

The most recent CDC Weekly U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report shows that 7.8% of visits to a healthcare provider were for respiratory illness, the worst since the swine flu pandemic in late 2009.

The two types of flu generally circulating now are H1N1 — related to the swine flu strain that caused a flu pandemic in 2009 and 2010 — and H3N2, which “is notorious for just causing more ...

The birds amassed fans, as legions of devotees follow along on webcams each spring as falcons progress from hatching to ...

Pediatric flu deaths were high again for a second year in Florida, while national numbers were the highest since the swine ...

Himachal Pradesh’s Animal Husbandry Department has imposed a complete ban on the sale and purchase of pigs after swine flu cases were reported in the state, an official said on Wednesday.      These ...