May 16th 2024
Insights from virologist Erin Sorrell PhD MSc offer perspectives on prevention and response strategies.
Newly Isolated H16N3 Avian Influenza Viruses Show Future Zoonotic Potential
April 13th 2020Investigators performed avian influenza surveillance in wild bird gatherings across China between 2017 through 2019, isolating and exploring the biological characteristics of 2 different H16N3 subtype influenza viruses.
Read More
US Flu Cases Climb to 15 Million With 54 Pediatric Deaths Recorded in 2019-20 Season
January 29th 2020This flu season seems to be disproportionately affecting young people as more than 50% of positive influenza test results from public health laboratories have been in individuals under the age of 25 years.
Read More
Oral Influenza Vaccine Shows Promise in Phase 2 Study
January 28th 2020Although flu vaccine effectiveness estimates are not available yet for this season, authors of a new article in The Lancet Infectious Diseases are calling for new vaccines with alternative administration methods to improve the efficacy of the flu shot.
Read More
Early 2020 Flu Season Statistics and Other Influenza News
January 16th 2020Fewer Massachusetts health care workers receive influenza vaccines than is required by the state; how to spot the difference between the flu and other illnesses with similar symptoms; and more of the latest flu news as we enter 2020.
Read More