Influenza virus articles from across Nature Portfolio Influenza virus is an infectious agent belonging to the virus family Orthomyxoviridae that causes a respiratory tract infection (influenza or ...

Influenza viruses like bird flu can mix and match their genomes, and this has played a role in at least three of the last ...

Influenza hemagglutinin subunit vaccines are more effective and offer better cross protection against various influenza virus challenges when combined with a mucosal adjuvant that enhances the ...

Researchers from the universities of Basel and Zurich have used a historical specimen from UZH’s Medical Collection to decode the genome of the virus responsible for the 1918–1920 influenza ...

So far this year, influenza cases are nearly 20 per cent higher than they were last year, and 2,800 cases were recorded in the last week alone — the highest weekly total of 2025.

In Central Florida, Brevard, Orange, Seminole and Lake counties are seeing similar increases. The current predominant strain is called “Influenza A H3.” “We are seeing an enormous amount of flu.

West Nile virus is spreading in Fulton County, Georgia, with positive tests found in mosquito traps. The virus transmits through infected mosquitoes, ...

An unvaccinated horse has died from Hendra virus in south-east Queensland. It's the state's first case of the virus, which can be potentially deadly for humans as well as animals, in three years.

Oropouche fever, a viral disease that has historically received little press coverage, is now emerging as a significant public health concern in Latin America.

On Thursday, the Metropolitan Mosquito Control District said they found mosquitoes in Anoka and Carver counties with West Nile virus.

Stanislaus County, CA, confirms 2025’s first human West Nile Virus case. Learn how to prevent infection, protect your family, and reduce mosquito breeding.