A highly pathogenic version of avian influenza virus, commonly referred to as bird flu, was detected in wild birds in the ...
At the viral chatter stage of an outbreak, pathogens are just starting to infect people in sporadic bursts. It's a sign that ...
Low vaccination rates for influenza viruses and the lack of an HSV vaccine underscore the need for a new approach to reduce viral transmission. Researchers have now used a clinical-grade antiviral ...
When a disease-causing pathogen such as a flu virus is already adapted to infect a particular animal species, it may ...
One year ago, the first bird flu infection in a human in the United States was reported in a Texas dairy worker. There have ...
The State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the InnoHK Center for ...
A recent study by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte revealed that bird flu is changing rapidly and could become ...
In today's interconnected world, infectious diseases pose an escalating threat, as demonstrated by the coronavirus pandemic ...
Infectious diseases are becoming more frequent, more severe, and harder to control in our closely connected world. Viruses ...
Centre says human-to-human transmission of H5N1 virus is uncommon, but a national joint outbreak response team has been deployed to undertake an epidemiological investigation.