As Europe grapples with the flu season personal hygiene is more important than ever. The infection, formally known as ...

Several countries expanded their influenza jab guidelines this year, but vaccination rates remain sub-optimal, health experts ...

The first influenza vaccine was a monovalent live-attenuated ... particularly for the American troops in Europe and was then extended to civilians in 1945. In 1947, the vaccine was unexpectedly ...

but the World Health Organisation said a strain of influenza called H1N1, also known as swine flu, had increased in many countries in Europe this year. Though doctors say there is no cause for ...

“The industry averted food shortages and price increases by importing more than 285m hatching eggs to replenish the eggs lost ...

“New outbreaks in wild and domestic birds were reported in Europe and around the world between September and December 2024,” EFSA said. Some 657 cases of avian influenza were recorded in Europe ...

A summary of the type of treatments prescribed by doctors for cases of influenza in Europe, Japan and the US are shown in figure 5. Antibiotics are broadly recommended or prescribed by about 30% ...

Further cases in poultry — both commercial and backyard flocks — have been recorded in nine more European states.

Avian influenza viruses, particularly the highly ... recent studies is the transatlantic spread of HPAI H5N1 viruses from Europe to North America. In December 2021, H5N1 viruses were detected ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are monitoring the bird flu situation in the United States. Here's what to ...