It's flu season, but not all influenza is the same. If you're feeling sick, it helps to know the difference between flu A and ...

Illinois is seeing a "notable increase" in hospital admissions for flu cases, according to state health officials, as levels of respiratory viruses continue to tick up. But which type of flu is ...

The advisory is intended to prevent delays in identifying human cases of avian influenza A (H5N1 ... to labs for subtyping every few days. Faster testing also aims to help doctors identify ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Thursday its recommendation to test hospitalized influenza A patients more quickly and thoroughly to distinguish between ...

undergo rapid antigen testing that just differentiates between influenza A and influenza B,” he said. “If a person has a laboratory-based PCR test done for influenza and an influenza A virus ...

With more patients flooding hospitals seeking care for seasonal flu, testing for avian influenza could slow down, and that could delay public health measures needed to prevent disease spread.