Researchers successfully decoded the genome of the 1918 influenza virus by utilizing an over 100-year-old formalin-fixed ...

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H5N1 avian influenza has long been a concerning virus. Since its discovery in 1996 in waterfowl, bird flu has occasionally ...

Researchers from the universities of Basel and Zurich have used a historical specimen from UZH's Medical Collection to decode ...

In just 3 years, the Influenza Vaccines Research and Development (R&D) Roadmap Initiative has demonstrated important ...

The H5N1 avian flu is circulating in cows and other mammals. Whether it will make a permanent leap to humans is another ...

While rare, bird flu has infected over 140 cats since 2022, according to government data. Here's how to protect your pets.

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The Spanish flu pandemic is famous for killing more than 50 million people. The other thing it’s famous for is how quickly ...

Introduction. The 20th century witnessed three influenza pandemics: the Spanish Flu (1918, H1N1), Asian Flu (1957, H2N2) and the Hong Kong Flu (1968, H3N2).

In the unlikely, but possible, event of a bird flu pandemic in humans, there are other lessons to be learned from COVID-19. Strategies to keep schools open and businesses working will be essential.