The team tested the device using aerosolized inactivated viruses to evaluate the performance of the sensor unit. The machine sampled the air continuously, providing a readout every 5 min, and ...

Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company discovering and developing novel antiviral therapeutics that target the replication process of influenza viruses, coronaviruses ...

Viruses like SARS-CoV-2 use sugar molecules to hide from the immune system, but scientists at Scripps Research have designed ...

The H5N1 avian influenza virus is mutating to evade immune defenses in mammals following prior infection or vaccination.

South African poultry industry suffers R1. 8 billion in losses as experts warn of potential human transmission risks from the ...

"It's a bad strain of flu. I have seen a mixed bag Influenza A, B, H1N1, H3N2, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) that causes infection of the lungs and respiratory tract. In certain cases ...

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 ...

The common cold and diseases like influenza are caused by germs called viruses. These germs are infectious and can stay on surfaces and make you sick if they enter your body. How long they can "live" ...

There are currently no targeted drugs or vaccines available to treat Nipah virus infection. Researchers led by Prof. Dr. Hauke Hillen, head of the "Structure and Function of Molecular Machines ...

A case of avian influenza has been confirmed in Shelburne County. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said they received a report of a sick bird on March 3, and investigated based on a suspicion ...

Now, researchers have developed a prototype sensor that detects a type of influenza virus that causes bird flu (H5N1) in air samples. The low-cost handheld sensor detects the virus at levels below ...