Bird flu, also known as H5N1, has been around for decades. But a 2024 discovery came as a surprise to public health experts.

A research team led by the School of Public Health in the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), in ...

Scientists have engineered a monoclonal antibody that can protect mice from a lethal dose of influenza A, a new study shows. The new molecule combines the specificity of a mature flu fighter with the ...

Enteroviruses cause a wide range of diseases, including encephalitis, acute flaccid paralysis, meningitis, and hand, foot, ...

Scientists have engineered a monoclonal antibody that can protect mice from a lethal dose of influenza A, a new study shows.

“We show that if you can see where a virus is evolving ahead of time, you can begin to make future-proof vaccines,” said ...

Researchers found that only slightly more than half of these ... Apr. 8, 2025 — Scientists have pioneered an influenza virus vector-based nasal spray vaccine platform and developed a nasal spray ...

He said “the bird flu is just as concerning” and explained how fast the virus has spread among dairy cattle. H5N1, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza, is a specific strain of influenza A ...

The influenza virus manipulates the body’s gene regulation system to accelerate its own spread, according to researchers at the University of Gothenburg. Their study also shows that an already ...

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 ...

Baloxavir marboxil (baloxavir) rapidly reduces influenza virus shedding, which suggests that it may reduce transmission. Studies of treatment with neuraminidase inhibitors have not shown ...