Several measures can be adopted to avoid and combat the flu. However, it is important to note that viruses, like influenza, frequently change its structure to evade the immune system, resulting in new ...

A rare cell type in the lungs is essential to survival from the COVID-19 virus, a new study shows.

From egg prices to pet food recalls – and now, confirmation that another strain of bird flu has infected a large commercial ...

A single dose of the antiviral baloxavir marboxil (Xofluza) led to a lower incidence of influenza virus transmission to ...

A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as 2.3.4.4b, which has ...

Just visualise the scenario where you spend years of your life building up a defence team in your body that remembers every ...

Antibodies are best known for their ability to latch onto and neutralize bacteria, viruses and other pathogens. But these immune proteins can do more than that: They also activate other components of ...

A variant of the bird flu virus, collected in 2016 and no longer in circulation, was just one mutation away from being able ...

The five available in New Zealand are Influvac Tetra, Flucelvax Quad, Fluad Quad, FluQuadri, and Afluria Quad. Drug-buying ...

Bird flu infections have been rare among people, but the pathogen is evolving, which has scientists worried about a possible ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is warning Brits not to take antibiotics for certain common illnesses. Specifically, it ...

Instead, Brits are urged to take antibiotics only when advised to by their GP. The NHS adds that 'many mild bacterial ...