With winter here, South Africa faces a rise in flu cases. This article explores the influenza virus, its symptoms, and ...

A contagious new COVID-19 variant called NB.1.8.1, aka "Nimbus," is now dominant in the United States, CDC data show. What to know about symptoms and vaccines.

Background: Accurate estimation of the case-fatality (CF) rate, or the proportion of cases that die, is central to pandemic planning. While estimates of CF rates for past influenza pandemics have ...

South Africa is grappling with a resurgence of the H5N1 bird flu, following outbreaks on poultry farms in Tswaing and Mkhondo ...

The importance of global influenza surveillance using simple and rapid diagnostics has been frequently highlighted. For influenza type B, the need exists for discrimination between the two currently ...

Disclosures Future Virology. 2012;7 (10):947-950. Introduction Influenza A (H1N1)pdm09 virus (pH1N1) was the causal factor of the recent flu pandemic, which claimed several hundred lives.

Influenza Market Analysis Report 2025: Diagnostics See Boost from Enhanced R&D Efforts for Accurate Detection - Forecast to 2029 - ResearchAndMarkets.com ...

Targeting the capsid protein of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) has emerged as a promising strategy for developing new antiviral therapies. In this study, we report the discovery of a novel series of ...

Wisconsin’s county fair season is around the corner. This will be the second year that exhibitors are required to test some of their dairy cows for avian flu before participating. Last June, the state ...

PLACER COUNTY, Calif. — The first case of West Nile Virus has been detected in a mosquito in Placer County this year. The Placer County Mosquito and Vector Control District confirmed the ...

The WHO declared the NB.1.8.1 strain a “variant under monitoring” on 23 May, which means scientists believe it could potentially affect the behaviour of the virus.