Pathogenesis –- literally ... can considerably alter immune responses. A virus that replicates with a high mutation rate such as LCMV or influenza, for example, produces progeny that potentially ...

A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including ...

Britain has recently seen a rise in the number of H5N1 influenza cases, with one case confirmed in a human being yesterday.

"The Chinese poultry lineage may have experienced more vaccine-driven selection compared to other lineages," the researchers wrote.

A team of virologists, infectious disease specialists and pathobiologists affiliated with several institutions in China and ...

Researchers uncover how influenza A virus infects dairy cattle, revealing the mammary gland's surprising role in viral ...

An extended flu vaccine rollout would benefit public health and the economy, writes Lindsay Broadbent Every year, as the weather turns colder, we can’t go far without hearing someone cough or sniffle.

Given the enormous estimated burden of respiratory virus infections worldwide, a substantial number of research priorities exist in order to better understand their epidemiology, pathogenesis ...

"Such dual infections, while very rare, could theoretically result in genetic reassortment of the two different influenza A viruses and lead to a new influenza A virus that has a different ...