Japanese superfood prevents flu infection
Scientists have discovered that bacteria found in a traditional Japanese pickle can prevent flu. Could this be the next superfood?
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 5, 2013
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Opinion: H5N1 flu is just as dangerous as feared, now requires action
The debate about the potential severity of an outbreak of airborne H5N1 influenza in humans needs to move on from speculation and focus instead on how we can safely continue H5N1 research and share the results among researchers, ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 23, 2012
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Pigs in southern China infected with avian flu
Researchers report for the first time the seroprevalence of three strains of avian influenza viruses in pigs in southern China, but not the H5N1 avian influenza virus. Their research, published online ahead of print in the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 19, 2012
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A step closer to developing new anti-influenza agents
James Cook University scientists have developed a new tool that can be used to more rapidly discover and develop new generations of anti-influenza drugs.
Biochemistry
Sep 5, 2013
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Elephant seal outbreak marks first transnational spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza in mammals
Highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza viruses are becoming increasingly flexible and are adapting to mammals in new ways that could have global consequences for humans, wildlife and livestock, according to a new study of ...
Ecology
Jun 5, 2024
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The friendly way to catch the flu: 'Friendship paradox' may help predict spread of infectious disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- Your friends are probably more popular than you are. And this "friendship paradox" may help predict the spread of infectious disease.
Mathematics
Sep 15, 2010
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Viruses can steal our genetic code to create new human-virus genes
Like a scene out of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," a virus infects a host and converts it into a factory for making more copies of itself. Now researchers have shown that a large group of viruses, including the influenza ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 18, 2020
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New NDV-H5Nx avian influenza vaccine has potential for mass vaccination of poultry
A team of researchers at Kansas State University, in collaboration with Garcia-Sastre of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, has developed a vaccine that protects poultry from multiple strains of avian influenza ...
Ecology
Jan 7, 2016
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Uganda detects bird flu
Uganda announced Sunday it had detected bird flu among migratory birds, without specifying whether it was the particularly virulent H5 strain detected this season in countries worldwide.
Ecology
Jan 15, 2017
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Fighting the swine flu pandemic with mathematics
As swine flu spreads across America, good data can make all the difference in controlling it.
Mathematics
Jul 8, 2009
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