Even with limited data, researchers fear the presently overlooked pair represent "a major threat to public health." ...

A new flu strain has been detected, with the variant dubbed influenza A subclade K. How severe is the strain and does the ...

A new study published in Nature Microbiology has uncovered significant genetic and antigenic diversity among H9N2 avian influenza viruses (AIVs) circulating in poultry across China, highlighting the ...

Additional outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in commercial poultry have been confirmed by these countries ...

In recent years, there has been growing concern over the H5N1 influenza virus. It was first identified in birds three decades ago and has now gradually found its way to humans. H5N1 is a strain of the ...

A new study has shown that person-to-person variation in antibody immunity plays a key role in shaping which influenza (flu) strains dominate in a population. The work, published today as a Reviewed ...

Khaberni - Infectious disease experts warn that the D influenza virus and canine coronavirus may become a new public health threat. Researchers in the published study attribute their concerns ...

Michael Worobey's lab has circled the globe for clues to how killer viruses jump into humans and then spread worldwide. Think "CSI" for HIV: Researchers have collected traces of viral DNA from ...