Scientists have identified a novel influenza A virus (H18N12) in fishing bats in the Colombian Caribbean, revealing genetic ...

India has confirmed its first H5N1 avian influenza case in domestic cats in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhindwara district. The ...

Dec. 16, 2024 — To fight the virus that causes influenza, one of the avenues being explored by scientists is the development of drugs capable of destabilizing its genome, made up of RNA molecules.

Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or 'flu') in vertebrates. There are three main species ...

Researchers provided genetic and meteorological evidence suggesting that windborne transmission of HPAI H5N1 over 8 km is ...

when and for how long mallard ducks -- natural carriers of avian influenza -- stop and rest as they migrate can help predict the probability that they will spread bird flu to backyard poultry ...

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry have discovered the mechanism behind an important step in the life ...

Scientists from Australia's La Trobe University have found that despite mutations and evolution of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus, which has decimated wild bird ...

The authors are grateful to the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-CCMB), India, for encouragement and support for this work. NIH Awards (R37DA025576; R01MH085259) also support SK ...

Hospitalisations and deaths attributed to COVID have dropped significantly since a peak in 2022. But a new variant could ...

This is because influenza, or the flu, is not subject to mandatory notifications under the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 (Act 342). Dr Zaliha said influenza tends to occur ...

In fact, the whole village was sealed off, both by thick jungle and now quarantine – the only plane allowed in was the one ...