Influenza has caused panic in many Asian countries, including Japan. Hospitalizations are steadily increasing. Japan declared ...

Influenza activity is at lower levels than expected for this time of the year in both hemispheres, the World Health Organization reports. Flu centers and laboratories from 52 countries, areas or ...

Here’s what medical experts say could be behind the recent rise of influenza cases in Japan, India, Singapore, Thailand, and ...

Japan’s health authorities have declared an influenza epidemic, with thousands of people infected with the respiratory virus.

According to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), at least 2 patients per institution have been diagnosed ...

Japan faces a nationwide epidemic, with over 4,000 people hospitalised with influenza. The outbreak has already forced ...

A new UN-led plan has been unveiled to tackle the estimated one billion cases of influenza which occur each year, and protect against the “real” threat of a global pandemic. Announcing the revised ...

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Winter brings snow, ice, and freezing temperatures, but these climatic conditions are also the harbingers of another time of year: flu season. We all know the signs-chills, fever, sore throat, muscle ...