The influenza A virus genome consists of eight segments of single-stranded, negative-sense viral RNA, which encode multiple ...

New research highlights the lifesaving impact of flu vaccines, showing significant reductions in ICU admissions and mortality ...

Genome BC is funding a set of research projects to address the risk associated with a strain of avian influenza, of the H5N1 subtype. The BCCDC is conducting the projects in partnership with the ...

NIH science lays groundwork for future studies in people.

The growing global prevalence of influenza, mainly due to the transmission of the virus through droplets from coughing and sneezing, is the primary driver for the need for influenza vaccination.

The study, “Seroprevalence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A (H5) Virus Infections Among Bovine Veterinary Practitioners ...

Bird flu headlines include three new human cases, millions of dead birds in poultry flocks and new personnel moves from the ...

The highly contagious H5N1 bird flu virus may be spreading through the air under certain conditions, according to a ...

Influenza A Viruses Adapt Shape in Response to Environmental Pressures - NIH Study Identifies Previously Unknown Adaptation ...

13, 2024 — Influenza or flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated ... A study points the finger at an unsung portion of the antibodies our immune systems generate to fend ...

In February 2024, government veterinarians in the Czech Republic investigating a bird flu outbreak found themselves in the ...

Rising numbers of great-horned owls, bald eagles and red-tailed hawks have been getting sick and dying of bird flu this ...