This is the first time we’ve had access to an influenza genome from the 1918–1920 pandemic in Switzerland. It opens up new insights into the dynamics of how the virus adapt ...

The preserved lung of an 18-year-old Swiss man has been used to create the full genome of the 1918 "Spanish flu," the first ...

Cases of seasonal flu infection, pneumonia flare up in children ...

Preliminary findings in ferrets suggest that the novel 2009 H1N1 influenza virus may outcompete human seasonal influenza viruses, researchers say. Tests in animals showed that levels of the 2009 H1N1 ...

2009 H1N1 vaccine protects against 1918 influenza virus; Cross-protection helps alleviate bioterrorism concerns Date: June 15, 2010 Source: The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of ...

The US government's tentative plan to develop a stand-alone vaccine for the swine-origin H1N1 influenza virus could strain the nation's vaccine makers to the point of reducing production of ...

In unpublished research, researchers found live virus on equipment, in wastewater and in the air in so-called milking parlors ...

August 10, 2010 — The controversial H1N1 influenza pandemic is officially over, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared today. "We are now moving into the postpandemic period," said WHO ...

The normal seasonal flu virus has virtually disappeared from this country, as expected. But the novel H1N1 virus is continuing to spread, and now accounts for 98% of all cases.

The H5N1 bird flu virus has historically extracted a heavy toll when it infects humans, with nearly half of confirmed cases ...

H1N1 Influenza Virus Used New Biochemical Trick to Cause PandemicWashington-based Structural Genomics Collaboration Plays Key Role in Discovery SEATTLE, WA, Aug. 5, 2010 - Today, scientists ...

The FDA has cleared Focus Diagnostics’ Simplexa Influenza A H1N1 (2009), a test for the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Virus in patients with signs and symptoms of respiratory infection.