The person was infected with a bird flu called H5N5, state officials said. It's the nation's first human case of bird flu ...

Whether infection of cells by individual virions occurs randomly or if there is some form (s) of competition or cooperativity between individual virions remains largely unknown for most virus-cell ...

According to BBC reporting, experts in the U.K. predict the country will have a severe flu season, too, based on an early ...

Researchers at the Kennedy Institute have provided the most comprehensive overview to date of how the distinctive segmented ...

In a significant move to bolster its pharmaceutical portfolio, Merck announced its acquisition of Cidara Therapeutics for a staggering $9.2 billion. This strategic decision underscores Merck's ...

Received FDA IND clearance to evaluate CDI-988 as both norovirus preventive and treatmentExpects to initiate CDI-988 Phase 1b ...

A new influenza A strain subclade K is circulating due to H3N2 picking up 7 mutations this Summer. Will this lead to a worse ...

Nearly two million U.S. turkeys have died from bird flu in recent months. An agricultural economist explains what ongoing ...

The variant is known as influenza A subtype H3N2 subclade K–sometimes called “subclade K” for short—and it has been detected ...

Cornell scientists discover that the H5N1 virus survives for up to 120 days in raw milk cheese, which contravenes health ...

“The most common point that will generally contain germs are called ‘high-touch areas,’” said Kevin W. Garey, professor and ...

Using genomics, evolutionary biologists test several hypotheses on the origin of viruses. New evidence suggests they may have ...