WHO recommends strains 2026 for Northern Hemisphere flu vaccines, updating all three viral strains to improve protection against emerging variants.

A swine flu case in Spain with no pig exposure has raised questions about how the virus spread and triggered international health monitoring.

BARCELONA, Feb 27 (Reuters) - 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 ...

Influenza, the virus responsible for flu, is known to spread through aerosols (microscopic droplets) released when an infected person coughs, sneezes or even breathes normally. It can also pass from ...

Spain notified the WHO of suspected person-to-person spread of swine flu A(H1N1)v in Catalonia, while officials said the public risk is very low.

Spain informed the WHO of a possible person-to-person transmission of the A(H1N1)v swine flu variant. Authorities term the risk 'very low' as the infected individual showed no typical symptoms. The ...

This winter’s flu season isn’t over yet, but global health authorities are already preparing for the next one. Last week the World Health Organization (WHO) announced which strains it recommends that ...