February 27, 2026 expert reaction to case of possible human-to-human transmission of swine flu in Spain (as reported in El País) Scientists comment on a case of human-to-human ca ...

After the U.S. withdrew from the World Health Organization, it wasn't clear they would participate in this WHO-led meeting to determine the recipe for the next flu vaccine.

Spanish health authorities are on high alert after detecting a rare case of suspected person-to-person transmission of swine ...

In 1926 medical mystery, Dickinson watched five nuns fall one by one — and feared the cause could be contagious, criminal or ...

Spain has alerted the World Health Organisation of what it believes to be a person-to-person transmission of the swine flu virus in its A(H1N1)v variant, a spokesperson for health authorities in the ...

Spain has informed the World Health Organization of a possible infection with the swine flu virus in its A(H1N1)v variant that may have been transmitted between humans, a health official in ...

A lethal form of bird flu, which has already killed tens of thousands of elephant seals in the Southern Hemisphere, is now spreading in a colony of elephant seals in California, scientists announced ...

A mess cook's sick call visit at Camp Funston became the first recorded military case of an outbreak that killed more U.S. soldiers than the Germans did in WWI.

Babies born during Covid could be at increased risk of schizophrenia when they reach adulthood, Britain’s top psychiatrist ...

The word "influenza" originally stemmed from the medieval Latin influentia at a time when fluids emanating from heavenly ...

In 1918, a strain of influenza known as Spanish flu caused a global pandemic, spreading rapidly and killing indiscriminately.

This year's fierce flu season is not over. Although parts of the United States are seeing downward trends, influenza activity remains elevated nationally. The 2025-2026 flu season is already shaping ...