Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Study fingers chickens, quail, in spread of H7N9 influenza virus

Among the copious species of poultry in China, quail and chickens are the likely sources of infection of H7N9 influenza virus to humans, according to a paper published ahead of print in the Journal of Virology.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Explainer: What is a virus?

It may seem like a fairly fundamental question, but there is still debate over whether viruses should be considered a form of life.

Medical research

Universal influenza vaccine potentially in sight

The fall ritual of getting an annual influenza shot could join castor oil on the list of bygone remedies within a decade, some scientists say.  And as that tradition fades away, so too will our fears of the virus mutating ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Joint study sheds new light on the cause of pandemic influenza

With the use of sophisticated mathematical modelling techniques, a mathematician at PolyU and his co-researchers have completed a study that explains the phenomenon of multiple waves of influenza pandemic in the last century.

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