Dr Abongile Balarane chief executive and general manager of the South African Poultry Association's Egg Organisation paints a grim picture. He says given the number of avian flu o ...

Researchers from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI), the Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI), and the International Livestock ...

Researchers have discovered that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines have a persistent effect on the innate immune system. These mechanisms may help the human body to better protect itself against potential ...

Despite variations by age group and influenza virus type, the 2023-2024 influenza vaccine was protective against outpatient illness in pediatric and adult patients.

WHO has published updated guidance on the implementation of an integrated surveillance system for influenza and other ...

Fragmented pandemic authority in the United States creates a complex regulatory landscape where federal and state powers often overlap—and sometimes collide. At the federal level, the Pandemic and All ...

As South Africa faces the possibility of another devastating avian flu outbreak, the poultry industry and animal welfare advocates are urging for crucial preventative measures to safeguard both ...

Even as more people are dying from flu, the Trump administration has postponed vaccine planning for next fall's flu season.

The spread of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza, bringing losses of hundreds of millions of poultry worldwide with increased spillover into mammals, highlights the urgent need for strengthened ...

But for now, influenza researchers speculate this may be one reason ... although the existing bird flu vaccines could boost ...

Can the continent walk the talk? **** The African Union has embarked on one of its most audacious health security missions: ...

The measles virus attacks long-lived immune cells, reducing antibody-mediated protection from other infectious diseases and ...