Aug. 20, 2024 — Scientists have discovered why the flu vaccine can perform poorly. They found that a specific type of immune cell, called T follicular helper cells, indirectly controls the anti ...

A second health worker who cared for a person hospitalized in Missouri with H5N1 bird flu developed mild respiratory symptoms ...

So far, there have been 14 human cases of bird flu this year. All the patients — except the one from Missouri — had been ...

Last week, a person in Missouri was infected with bird flu despite not having any exposure to animals. The state’s health department said the individual recovered from their illness but that a ...

This summary covers various health news: a Nipah virus death in Kerala, Gaza's polio vaccination coverage success, brain ...

The convergence of multiple flu strains in one animal can allow new virus strains to form—just as they did in past pandemics.

A recent health bulletin highlights critical updates including Nipah virus deaths in India's Kerala, Gaza's polio vaccination ...

But experts said that all depends on whether there are any further bird flu outbreaks. Outbreaks of bird flu earlier this ...

A third close contact of a patient in Missouri who was hospitalized with H5N1 bird flu has reported that they also ...

Missouri healthcare worker who had contact with a hospitalized patient infected with bird flu developed mild respiratory ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials on Thursday said they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu but believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off" standalone illness. NEW YORK (AP ...