Britain has recently seen a rise in the number of H5N1 influenza cases, with one case confirmed in a human being yesterday.

"The extremely high mutation rates of viruses are not matched by any other organism in the kingdom of life," researchers noted in a 2016 study published in the journal Viral Pathogenesis.

The discovery of Hendra foreshadowed three decades of emerging infectious diseases dominated by bat-borne zoonotic viruses – ...

Researchers used computer modeling to predict which components of cigarette smoke might be recognized by antigen-presenting molecule MR1.

A report published by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) details the characterization of viral sequences obtained from the milk of ...

The route for cow-to-human transmission so far has been undetermined, and the researchers wanted to use the monkeys— a surrogate model for human infection—to investigate the pathogenesis of different ...

Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape—to become either spheres or larger filaments—to favor their ...

In a breakthrough for influenza research, scientists have discovered immune cells that can recognize influenza (flu) viruses ...

Pasteurization at 63°C and 72°C effectively inactivates influenza A viruses in milk, ensuring its safety for human ...

Dec. 13, 2024 — Influenza or flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated raw milk for up to five days, according to a new study. The findings come at a time when outbreaks of bird flu -- a ...