2 pediatric deaths from flu, RSV confirmed in Fresno County
The Fresno County Department of Public Health has confirmed the first pediatric flu and RSV deaths of the 2024-2025 ...
The four viruses that pose the biggest threat of a new pandemic in the UK
Health officials in Britain have published a list of the disease-causing viruses they believe pose the greatest risk to ...
Bird flu tops list of viruses likely to cause another pandemic - so authorities are on high alert
As avian influenza is found in a sheep in Yorkshire, the close contact humans have with domesticated animals is an extra ...
Britain detects world’s first case of bird flu in a sheep, stoking fears of spread
The case was identified after routine surveillance of farmed livestock in Yorkshire, England, ‘where highly pathogenic avian ...
Under the microscope: Looking at B.C.'s wastewater surveillance for viruses
Testing wastewater for diseases and viral activity gained prominence during the pandemic, but scientists are concerned that ...
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Influenza virus articles from across Nature Portfolio
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 ...
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CeSPIACE: A broad spectrum peptide inhibitor against variable SARS-CoV-2 spikes
SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19 ... making it an ideal target. Using cryo-electron microscopy and X-ray ...
WWMT12d
Sixth Michigan child dies from flu as state battles high influenza activity levels
A sixth Michigan child has died from the flu. In February, the first flu-associated pediatric death in Michigan was reported ...
The Star14d
It’s almost always flu season
Influenza and the common cold are both contagious respiratory illnesses but caused by different viruses, she added. “The flu is caused by influenza viruses only whereas the common cold can be ...
USA Today15d
South Dakota schools hit hard by infectious diseases: ‘We cleared out the buildings’
The state population might be less prepared to fight viruses than in the past as flu vaccinations have fallen in recent years. In the flu season of 2021-22, about 283,000 doses of influenza ...
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Viewpoint: Prepare now for a potential H5N1 pandemic
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has published the following letter addressing the growing zoonotic threat posed by the ongoing H5N1 influenza virus outbreak. The letter is ...