Researchers barcode different strains of influenza virus and HRSV

Dr Julian Hiscox and Dr John Barr of the University's Faculty of Biological Sciences are working with the Health Protection Agency Porton (HPA) to build a bank of molecular signatures that will help identify the severity of virus infection from characteristic changes seen in cells. Currently the team is barcoding different strains of influenza virus and human respiratory syncytial virus (HRSV ...

Influenza 'histone mimic' suppresses antiviral response

For a virus like influenza, the key to success isn't in overpowering the immune system, it's in tricking it. Scientists have now identified a novel mechanism by which influenza viruses hijack key regulators of the human body's normal antiviral response in order to slip by it undetected. The results they describe have major implications for our understanding of the biology of the seasonal ...

NEWS SCAN: Dog flu virus in cats, public health cuts, disease mapping, second WHO term for Chan

Study: Canine influenza H3N2 can spread to cats In a laboratory study, the canine influenza virus (CIV) H3N2 spread from dogs to cats via respiratory droplets, suggesting that cats could be another host for the virus, according to a report published today in Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses.

Bel Marra Health Supports Recent Research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on a Universal Influenza ...

Bel Marra Health Supports Recent Research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on a Universal Influenza Vaccine Bel Marra Health, well known for offering high-quality, specially formulated vitamins and nutritional supplements, supports recent research by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on a universal influenza vaccine. Bel Marra Health, well known for offering high ...

CDC: U.S. influenza rates fall further

ATLANTA, May 11 (UPI) -- U.S. influenza rates fell further last week in most of the country, but Alabama and Hawaii reported influenza-like illness, health officials said.