Scientists in Switzerland have cracked open a century-old viral mystery by decoding the genome of the 1918 influenza virus ...

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

This is the first time we’ve had access to an influenza genome from the 1918–1920 pandemic in Switzerland. It opens up new ...

Scientists have decoded the Swiss genome of the 1918 flu virus from a century-old specimen, revealing early adaptations for ...

Scientists in Switzerland have cracked open a century-old viral mystery by decoding the genome of the 1918 influenza virus.

Scientists have successfully decoded the genome of the 1918 influenza virus from a preserved Swiss patient sample. The research reveals that the virus already possessed key adaptations for human hosts ...

Influenza viruses are shifty entities. A seemingly ingenious and sneaky way for viruses to make these leaps is by swapping ...

Novavax reports strong immune responses from H5N1 avian flu vaccine candidate, showing promise in single and two-dose ...

H5N1 avian influenza has long been a concerning virus. Since its discovery in 1996 in waterfowl, bird flu has occasionally ...

Introduction. The 20th century witnessed three influenza pandemics: the Spanish Flu (1918, H1N1), Asian Flu (1957, H2N2) and the Hong Kong Flu (1968, H3N2).

Researchers from the universities of Basel and Zurich have used a historical specimen from UZH's Medical Collection to decode ...

The Hong Kong flu pandemic of 1968 originated in China. Caused by an influenza A virus (H3N2), it was the third pandemic flu outbreak to occur in the 20th century, killing one million people ...