Influenza Pandemic

The first case of H5N1 bird flu was reported in Australia this week. Is the world prepared for what could lead to the next pandemic?

57 per cent of leading disease specialists predict that a strain of the flu virus will be the source of the next major infectious disease outbreak that strikes the world.

Images of students doing their homework while on a drip have indeed gone viral on social media. The pictures have sparked a heated debate.

The Covid-19 pandemic could settle down this year to a point where it poses a threat similar to flu, the World Health Organization said Friday.

An outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza that started in 2021 has become the largest bird flu outbreak in history, both in the US and worldwide.

Several parts of India have been reporting a high number of influenza cases in the last two months with prolonged illness, lingering cough. After battling 2 years of Covid pandemic, the rise in flu cases has created a scare among the general public.

Canada's healthcare systems are overwhelmed with 'tridemic' a triple threat of Covid, influenza & respiratory syncytial virus as an unprecedented number of patients are infected with viruses forcing the hospitals to take desperate measures.

Charting the course of the pandemic during the coming months is likely to involve a more traditional winter nuisance: the flu. As countries lift restrictions and colder temperatures set in, influenza will probably start circulating again.

Reports of lakhs of birds dying of Avian Influenza, or bird flu, over the last few days have sent panic waves across the country. Its confirmation in 10 states and reports of likely spread in others, has made people question the threat posed by the virus which is known to be zoonotic - or one that can jump from animals to humans. The fear has also ...

The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned against complacency about new coronavirus transmission in the northern hemisphere summer, saying that this virus did not behave like influenza that tended to follow seasonal trends.

A team of US researchers has invented a portable surveillance device powered by machine learning called 'FluSense' that can detect coughing and crowd size in real time, analyse the data to directly monitor flu-like illnesses and influenza trends and predict the next pandemic in the making.

The world will inevitably face another pandemic of flu and needs to prepare for the potential devastation that could cause, and not underestimate the risks, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

Swine flu first affected millions of people in April 2009 and it was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO).A team of three senior doctors from Delhi arrived in Ahmedabad on Tuesday to know about the swine flu outbreak in the state.

The World Health Organization called on all countries to monitor closely outbreaks of deadly avian influenza in birds and poultry and to report promptly any human cases that could signal the start of a flu pandemic.

In a major advance towards a universal flu jab which would protect people against all strains of the virus, researchers have developed a new vaccine that protects against multiple strains of both seasonal and pandemic H1N1 influenza in mouse models.

The first case of H5N1 bird flu was reported in Australia this week. Is the world prepared for what could lead to the next pandemic?

57 per cent of leading disease specialists predict that a strain of the flu virus will be the source of the next major infectious disease outbreak that strikes the world.

Images of students doing their homework while on a drip have indeed gone viral on social media. The pictures have sparked a heated debate.

The Covid-19 pandemic could settle down this year to a point where it poses a threat similar to flu, the World Health Organization said Friday.

An outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza that started in 2021 has become the largest bird flu outbreak in history, both in the US and worldwide.

Several parts of India have been reporting a high number of influenza cases in the last two months with prolonged illness, lingering cough. After battling 2 years of Covid pandemic, the rise in flu cases has created a scare among the general public.

Canada's healthcare systems are overwhelmed with 'tridemic' a triple threat of Covid, influenza & respiratory syncytial virus as an unprecedented number of patients are infected with viruses forcing the hospitals to take desperate measures.

Charting the course of the pandemic during the coming months is likely to involve a more traditional winter nuisance: the flu. As countries lift restrictions and colder temperatures set in, influenza will probably start circulating again.

Reports of lakhs of birds dying of Avian Influenza, or bird flu, over the last few days have sent panic waves across the country. Its confirmation in 10 states and reports of likely spread in others, has made people question the threat posed by the virus which is known to be zoonotic - or one that can jump from animals to humans. The fear has also ...

The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned against complacency about new coronavirus transmission in the northern hemisphere summer, saying that this virus did not behave like influenza that tended to follow seasonal trends.

A team of US researchers has invented a portable surveillance device powered by machine learning called 'FluSense' that can detect coughing and crowd size in real time, analyse the data to directly monitor flu-like illnesses and influenza trends and predict the next pandemic in the making.

The world will inevitably face another pandemic of flu and needs to prepare for the potential devastation that could cause, and not underestimate the risks, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

Swine flu first affected millions of people in April 2009 and it was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO).A team of three senior doctors from Delhi arrived in Ahmedabad on Tuesday to know about the swine flu outbreak in the state.

The World Health Organization called on all countries to monitor closely outbreaks of deadly avian influenza in birds and poultry and to report promptly any human cases that could signal the start of a flu pandemic.

In a major advance towards a universal flu jab which would protect people against all strains of the virus, researchers have developed a new vaccine that protects against multiple strains of both seasonal and pandemic H1N1 influenza in mouse models.