The flu vaccine is different this year after the apparent elimination of a long-standing influenza strain. As a result, what was once a quadrivalent vaccine will now be a trivalent vaccine.

Bird flu, or H5N1, jumped the species barrier twice this spring. It infected dairy cattle and humans. Given the physiological similarities between humans and hogs, we said it was probably no ...

Bird flu has dominated headlines in recent months ... The provincial health officer Bonnie Henry revealed in a news conference after a laboratory confirmed the teen’s diagnosis: “This was ...

Tips for disinfecting the house after having flu or other viruses include wearing gloves, opening windows, and wiping down hard surfaces with disinfectant cleaners or diluted bleach. When ...

A teenager in British Columbia is in critical condition after being exposed to H5N1 bird flu. The source of the virus has not been determined. The teen is the first presumptive case of H5N1 bird ...

A veterinary practice in Cornwall has issued a warning to locals after an outbreak of bird flu. Rosevean Veterinary Practice said it has seen "several cases of bird flu" pass through the practice ...

Avian flu typically spreads between wild and domestic birds but can spread to other animals and people. There have now been more than 40 confirmed human cases in the United States, according to ...

Getty A teenager in British Columbia, Canada, is in critical condition after contracting the first presumptive case of bird flu in the country, health officials say. British Columbia health ...

2:12 H5N1 avian influenza: B.C. reports 1st suspected human case of bird flu Health Canada has authorized three influenza vaccines that could be used if bird flu became a pandemic, the agency says.

A teenager has been left in critical condition after contracting the first presumptive human case of avian influenza (H5N1, or bird flu) in Canada. B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry ...

A teenager in British Columbia, Canada, is in critical condition after contracting the first presumptive case of bird flu in the country, health officials say. Acute respiratory distress syndrome ...

A Canadian teen is hospitalized in critical condition with what is believed to be bird flu, a British Columbia health official said Tuesday. It's not clear how the teenager picked up the virus ...