"The Chinese poultry lineage may have experienced more vaccine-driven selection compared to other lineages," the researchers wrote.

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A 'quad-demic' of winter illnesses is surging throughout the South, Midwest, and parts of the Northeast US, according to the ...

Avian influenza A (H5N1) has mutated, so the symptoms of bird flu could change as more people get sick in 2025.

FILE - This undated electron microscopic image provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows two Influenza A (H5N1) virions, a type of bird flu virus. A genetic analysis ...

Delaware residents can now purchase raw milk directly from local dairy farms. What to know about raw milk as bird flu spreads ...

Flu activity remains high in Louisiana. That’s the word from state health officials and detailed in the Respiratory Virus ...

Stacker analyzed data from the CDC to identify the most common settings for foodborne outbreaks in Louisiana from 2010 to 2022. Read on to see where you should consider being extra cautious before you ...

If you've been feeling achy with flu-like symptoms, you are not alone. Louisiana leads the nation in cases of flu-like ...

Louisiana, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky and New Hampshire, according to the CDC. The CDC calculates its activity levels (minimal, low, moderate, high, very high) with a baseline of the ...

According to the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), whooping ...