A dangerous bird flu, in other words, was suddenly circulating in mammals—mammals with which people have ongoing, extensive ...

To fight the virus that causes influenza, one of the avenues being explored by scientists is the development of drugs capable of destabilizing its genome, which is made up of eight RNA molecules.

Mar. 3, 2025 — As highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread in the U.S., posing serious threats to dairy and poultry farms, both farmers and public health experts need better ...

There is a cemetery in a small railroad town in northern Ohio where I grew up that tells a sliver of the story of the great ‘Spanish’ influenza pandemic of 1918. One section of the cemetery is ...