Influenza cases have surged by 58 per cent in a week in Hunter New England, health data shows. Virologist Nathan Bartlett ...

Moderna today reported promising relative vaccine efficacy (rVE) findings from a phase 3 trial of its seasonal mRNA flu ...

As international alerts emerge regarding a new variant of COVID-19, the Dominican Republic is experiencing a surge in virus ...

Covid-19 cases are once again increasing around the world. A new Covid variant NB.1.8.1, being called Nimbus, has raised ...

The COVID-19 variant that may be driving a recent rise in cases in some parts of the world has earned a new nickname: “razor blade throat” COVID. That's because the variant — NB.1.8.1. or “Nimbus” — ...

Designated as NB.1.8.1, the Nimbus strain is a descendant of Omicron. WHO has listed it among six variants under close observation.

To estimate the transmissibility of variant influenza A from swine to humans during an agricultural fair, we developed a mathematical model for the joint transmission of the virus between humans and ...

When these viruses infect humans, they are termed “variant” viruses. The H3N2 virus was circulating in pigs in 2010 and was first detected in people in 2011. Since first being identified in humans in ...

A new technique known as phylowave showed potential to identify differences in fitness among viral and bacterial pathogens, based on data from a study including SARS-CoV-2, influenza A subtype ...

Specifically, the CDC notes that H1N1- and H3N2-related variants, both type A flu strains, are the predominant flu viruses circulating this season.

Vaccine makers choose one variant of type A H1N1, a variant of H3N2 and a B flu strain from a particular lineage, the CDC explains.