WHO chief confirms there is no sign yet of H5N1 bird flu spreading between humans
May 10, 2024, at 02:42 pm
The H5N1 avian influenza virus has so far shown no signs of adapting to allow human-to-human transmission, the UN health agency said on Wednesday, urging continued surveillance.
Centre asks states to report influenza-like symptoms amid Covid cases' surge
Dec 19, 2023, at 05:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre Monday issued an advisory to states urging them to monitor and report influenza-like symptoms amid rising cases of Covid-19 in the country, including the detection of one case of its subvariant JN.1.
Israel detects first case of 'Florona', combination of covid and influenza
Jan 02, 2022, at 06:35 am
Tel Aviv/IBNS: Israel has reported the first case of "florona" disease, a double infection of COVID-19 and influenza, media report said.
Updated influenza vaccine advice targets protection of elderly and health workers
Sep 26, 2020, at 02:44 pm
New York: Amid a potential global shortage in influenza vaccines and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the UN health agency has advised countries to protect the elderly and health workers first.