Six years before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, an Ebola outbreak in West Africa had people fearing the possibility of a ...

Viruses like SARS-CoV-2 use sugar molecules to hide from the immune system, but scientists at Scripps Research have designed ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus is mutating to evade immune defenses in mammals following prior infection or vaccination.

South African poultry industry suffers R1. 8 billion in losses as experts warn of potential human transmission risks from the ...

The Trump administration has not staffed an office established by Congress to prepare the nation for future pandemics, ...

The NA catalytic pocket is indicated on one of the protomers on the top view of the structure. Top, side ... of HEK293FT cells to allow for efficient amplification of Influenza virus. The virus ...

Influenza and the common cold are both contagious respiratory illnesses but caused by different viruses, she added. “The flu is caused by influenza viruses only whereas the common cold can be ...

The common cold and diseases like influenza are caused by germs called viruses. These germs are infectious and can stay on surfaces and make you sick if they enter your body. How long they can "live" ...

There are currently no targeted drugs or vaccines available to treat Nipah virus infection. Researchers led by Prof. Dr. Hauke Hillen, head of the "Structure and Function of Molecular Machines ...

Now, researchers have developed a prototype sensor that detects a type of influenza virus that causes bird flu (H5N1) in air samples. The low-cost handheld sensor detects the virus at levels below ...