Viruses: News and Research on Alphainfluenzavirus

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Swiss genome of the 1918 influenza virus reconstructed

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 pandemic in Switzerland. The genetic ...

University steps up search for disease-spreading threats

The University of Minnesota is stepping up efforts to identify biological threats that could trigger an epidemic, launching an institute to track disease-spreading infectious pathogens at the genetic level and monitor wastewater ...

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