The Covid-19 positivity rate has also seen a rise to 7.1% this past week, versus the 5.5% figure for the past four weeks.

Previous seasonal flu infections and vaccinations may protect us against infection from the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu outbreak.

Kazakhstan said there has been a seasonal rise in reported cases of metapneumovirus (HMPV) following a spike in neighboring China.

Flu is taking off in the U.S., with 40 states reporting high or very high levels of flu-like illness last week.

Healthshots.com reported on January 3: "China is facing a surge in respiratory illnesses, including a rising outbreak of human metapneumovirus (hMPV). Reports suggest the virus is spreading rapidly, ...

The United States witnesses a rise in HMPV cases, with positive test rates doubling between the start of December and the end ...

Human metapneumovirus (HMPV) is garnering attention due to rising cases in China and advisories in Indian states like ...

A 13-year-old girl in Canada became so sick with H5N1, or bird flu, in late 2024 that she had to be put on a ventilator.

Emergency room visits with influenza are now "very high" nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday, in this week's update on the winter respiratory virus season.

On Monday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) reported the first human death in the country from the H5N1 virus, also known as bird flu. Despite the death, CDC believes that ...

Some of the highest levels of influenza are now in Western states, several of which have already topped the peaks recorded during the worst of last winter's flu season. In Oregon, the CDC's data ...