Veterinarian in gloves inserting a swab into a chicken s beak to diagnose avian influenza, poultry health testing and virus control procedure© Melnikov Dmitriy/Shutterstock.com Scientists have ...

Flu season is fast approaching in the northern hemisphere. And a taste-based influenza test could someday have you swapping nasal swabs for chewing gum. A new molecular sensor has been designed to ...

Influenza (flu) infections are commonly diagnosed using Rapid Influenza Diagnostic Tests or RIDTs that are inexpensive, do not require specialized equipment, and can provide results within 15 minutes.

The flu is one of the most common and contagious diseases — it causes up to 41 million illnesses, 710,000 hospitalizations and 52,000 deaths each year in the US, according to the Centers for Disease ...

SAN ANTONIO – If you are coughing and sneezing, or have a runny nose, doctors encourage you to get tested for the flu. However, if you don’t want to go to the doctor’s office to get tested, at-home ...