Influenza viruses are shifty entities. They accumulate small genetic changes on a regular basis, necessitating yearly updates to the flu vaccines because the prior year’s strain may not look much like ...
A strain of bird flu never seen before in the United States has been detected among poultry at a California farm. The virus, called highly pathogenic H5N9, is a type of avian influenza, otherwise ...
A scientist harvests H7N9 virus growing in bird eggs. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention received samples of the virus from China. — James Gathany/CDC/Douglas E. Jordan / (CC0 1.0) A ...
A new simulation shows that environmental changes across Asia’s major bird migration route could accelerate viral evolution and increase the risk of dangerous flu strains emerging. Study: Landscape ...
A new scientific article, titled "Swine influenza surveillance in Italy uncovers regional and farm-based genetic clustering", has been published by Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale delle Venezie ...
When Todd Damrow became the Montana state epidemiologist 16 years ago, he thought things could hardly get more exciting for a disease specialist. AIDS was spreading worldwide, Ebola was erupting in ...
The Global Virus Network (GVN) is highly concerned that the world is unprepared for the next pandemic and has not incorporated the lessons learned from COVID-19. The GVN, comprised of 80+ Virology ...
Emaraviruses comprise a genus of negative-sense RNA viruses that inflict a range of serious diseases on plants worldwide. These pathogens are marked by segmented genomes and enveloped virions, and ...