influenza

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What has helped is that the threat of highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, has faded.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Serious cases of COVID-19 and influenza may do more than cause short term illness.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

In that case, nearly 150 tigers died or were euthanised to prevent further spread of the influenza.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Measles, malaria, influenza and dozens of other illnesses wouldn’t exist there—which sounds great.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

The Ebola Reston vims jumped quickly from room to room, and as it blossomed in the monkeys, it seemed to mutate spontaneously into something that looked quite a lot like influenza.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston