An experimental flu test could detect the virus right on the tip of your tongue. Researchers in Germany have potentially discovered a new way to spot influenza through an edible test, potentially like ...

The COVID-19 pandemic yielded important advances in testing for respiratory viruses, but it also exposed important unmet needs in screening to prevent the spread of infections in high-risk settings.

NEW YORK — The United States is seeing a second peak in flu cases this season. After doctor's office visits for flu dipped early this year, they jumped past the previous season peak at the end of last ...

The US government on Friday ordered testing of the nation’s milk supply for bird flu to better monitor the spread of the virus in dairy cows. Raw or unpasteurized milk from dairy farms and processors ...

On Friday, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it would begin a nationwide testing program for the presence of the H5N1 flu virus, also known as the bird flu. Testing will focus on ...

July 10 (Reuters) - States in the U.S. are playing a key role in the nation's response to a growing outbreak of avian flu among dairy cattle that has also infected a small number of humans. The states ...

Nearly a year after a wild bird infected with H5N1 avian flu presumably passed its viral baggage to a dairy cow in the Texas panhandle — which has subsequently led to the infection of more than 700 ...

With warmer, late summer weather comes the time when mosquitoes are most active and at risk of spreading illnesses such as the West Nile virus. While no cases of the virus have been reported among ...

Tests of the Buckeye State’s wastewater show COVID-19 may have been spreading just as Northeast Ohioans gathered for the holidays. Public health officials have found "high" or "very high" levels COVID ...