Our findings suggest that there are numerous sources of aerosols in laboratory operations involving H5N1.Thus, laboratory personnel should be aware of the exposure risk that accompanies routine procedures involved in H5N1 processing and take proactive measures to prevent accidental infection and ...

Small study finds COVID-19 survivors who have dementia experience rapid cognitive and brain structure decline...

The new COVID-19 vaccine from SK Chemicals, has been authorised after meeting the MHRA’s required safety, quality and effectiveness standards.

A highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak has affected five commercial chicken farms in the Western Cape.

The RSV vaccine is the second to be approved by the FDA, which in May gave the green light to a product from GSK.

BirdLife Africa is very concerned about the avian flu that is decimating thousands of birds along the coast of Senegal, Gambia, and Guinea-Bissau.

Successful trials in Africa of NmCV-5 vaccine open the door to affordable treatment for disease that kills 250,000 people a year...

Nearly 9,000 sea lions, penguins, otters and small cetaceans have died in an avian flu outbreak battering Chile's north coast, the South American country's fisheries service said Thursday.

Japan's Health Ministry has decided to change its stockpile of flu vaccines in order to be able to deal with the H5N1 bird flu virus, which has been spreading around the world in recent years.

This study provides an updated estimate of the total economic burden of influenza in the U.S. Although we found a lower total cost than previously estimated, our results confirm that influenza is responsible for a substantial economic burden in the U.S.

Background
Between October 2022 and January 2023, influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, A(H3N2) and B/Victoria viruses circulated in Europe with different influenza (sub)types dominating in different areas. Aim To provide interim 2022/23 influenza vaccine effectiveness (VE) estimates from six European studies,...

Painless,  easier to administer and more thermostable than traditional vaccines, microarray patches are being touted as the future of vaccination in low-income and pandemic settings.

A committee of experts voted in favor of a new shot administered to pregnant women, one in a series of new ways to arm the very young against a life-threatening virus.

Large numbers of gulls at colonies in central and northern England have succumbed to the virus this spring.

A methane vaccine for cattle, sheep and deer could be a breakthrough tool for farmers to reduce emissions - but it is still at least a decade away.

Rapid global expansion of highly pathogenic avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses in 2021, including reassortment with North American strains, highlights the need for proactive measures to combat their spread and mitigate the risk of a potential pandemic originating from these reassortants.

The Milky Way likely has hundreds of millions of planets that are promising targets to probe for signs of life outside our solar system.

As Omicron persists, consensus grows for abandoning the ancestral coronavirus strain to improve immune responses...

A cancer vaccine is delivered to the lung by an engineered attenuated influenza virus.

One Australian state has issued a stern warning as flu cases spike by 66 and Covid cases rise ahead of winter.

Researchers suggest a new way to expand the search for habitable planets that takes into account a zone not previously considered.

Some viruses (e.g., human immunodeficiency virus 1 and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) have been experimentally proposed to accelerate features of human aging and of cellular senescence.

The trials for the anti-tick vaccine kicked off in October 2022 On October 27, 2022, the Government of Uganda officially flagged off NARO’s anti-tick vaccine for on-farm field trials at Mbarara ZARDI, Isimba Prison Farm in Masindi district, Kiburara Prison Farm in Ibanda district, Maruzi Research...

Novel Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza A(H5N1) Clade 2.3.4.4b Virus in Wild Birds, South Korea...