Influenza viruses are among the most likely triggers of future pandemics. A research team has developed a method that can be used to study the interaction of viruses with host cells in unprecedented ...

Pigs are the most important reservoir for influenza A viruses, acting as an intermediary host for both interspecies transmission and genetic reassortment. This is due to the high susceptibility of ...

The team looked at neutralizing herpes simplex viruses (HSV-1 and HSV-2) and influenza A strains (H1N1 and H3N2) through a clinically loaded chewing gum made with lablab beans (Lablab purpureus).

Apr. 18, 2025 — A team led by researchers say public ignorance and apathy towards bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI) could pose a serious obstacle to containing the virus and ...

Medication cocktail stops replication Researchers are on the trail of a solution. Viruses replicate by making copies of themselves within the cells they infect, which makes for a good target where ...

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It is caused by influenza viruses. Symptoms of mild flu infections can resemble those of the common cold, which is also caused by viruses; that said, flu symptoms tend to be more intense than cold ...

Influenza, caused by a virus, presents a serious health threat, particularly in enclosed environments. To combat this, researchers at UNIST have unveiled a technology capable of swiftly detecting ...

A sheep in Yorkshire has tested positive for H5N1 avian influenza on a property that also held captive birds, making it the first sheep in the UK to test positive for the virus. The sheep was ...

Future Microbiol. 2010;5(1):23-41. Protective vaccination is without doubt the best means of controlling both seasonal and pandemic influenza virus outbreaks. However, it can take a significant ...