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

"The extremely high mutation rates of viruses are not matched by any other organism in the kingdom of life," researchers noted in a 2016 study published in the journal Viral Pathogenesis.

In this study, Cheng et al., show that heparin sodium modulates Cas12 cleavage activity and apply a one pot system to detect clinical influenza A virus and SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater.

The discovery of Hendra foreshadowed three decades of emerging infectious diseases dominated by bat-borne zoonotic viruses – ...

Researchers used computer modeling to predict which components of cigarette smoke might be recognized by antigen-presenting molecule MR1.

The route for cow-to-human transmission so far has been undetermined, and the researchers wanted to use the monkeys— a surrogate model for human infection—to investigate the pathogenesis of different ...

Pasteurization at 63°C and 72°C effectively inactivates influenza A viruses in milk, ensuring its safety for human ...

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 ...

Research confirms that standard pasteurization methods effectively inactivate influenza viruses in milk, reducing public health risks and reinforcing the safety of dairy consumption. Study ...

Dec. 13, 2024 — Influenza or flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated raw milk for up to five days, according to a new study. The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu -- a ...

The isolation of influenza virus 80 years ago in 1933 very quickly led to the development of the first generation of live-attenuated vaccines. The first inactivated influenza vaccine was ...