Nearly 119,000 birds have been culled at a farm in California after a bird flu called H5N9 was detected among the poultry.

The H5N9 strain of avian influenza is much more rare than the H5N1 which has been responsible for most of the reported human ...

Around the time that bat ancestors evolved powered flight, their genomes picked up immune adaptations that can quell viral ...

Pasteurization at 63°C and 72°C effectively inactivates influenza A viruses in milk, ensuring its safety for human ...

You, my friend, are what scientists call a "holobiont"- an organism made up of human cells and the multiplicity of ...

Unlocking knowledge about the vast and varied collection of viruses that live in and on our bodies is the goal of a $20 million grant from the Common Fund of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to ...

Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) is a respiratory virus that may not be on most folk’s radars, but it’s more common than you ...

A virus rapidly spreading in China is also circulating in the United States, causing concern among health experts.

You, my friend, are what scientists call a "holobiont"- an organism made up of human cells and the multiplicity of ...

A professor has explained that HMPV has been around for at least 300 years and millions of us get it every year ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued an update on a 'mystery' virus spreading across the country, and a doctor ...