Every year, thousands of people in North Carolina get sick with the flu. However, a new illness is on the rise.

A new variant of avian influenza affecting dairy cattle in Nevada has a genetic mutation that could make it easier for the virus to replicate in mammals, ...

The recent surge in flu cases across the United States has led to significant hospitalizations and deaths, affecting millions ...

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A small but growing number of house cats have gotten sick from H5N1, the bird flu strain driving the current U.S. outbreak, ...

More than 80 domestic cats, among many other types of mammals, have been confirmed to have had bird flu since 2022.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, doctor visits for flu illnesses have reached the highest level ...

One indicator of flu activity is the percentage of doctor’s office visits driven by flu-like symptoms. Last week, that number was clearly higher than the peak of any winter flu ...