Bird flu appears to be rising in the U.S., but only among people exposed to infected animals — namely, cows and poultry.Since ...

Box 1. Current nomenclature for influenza viruses (WHO 1980). The formal nomenclature for the designation of influenza viruses was revised and published by the WHO [43]. The year of isolation ...

Scientists have identified a new virulence gene from a whole genome analysis of Providencia rustigianii, which can cause severe food poisoning symptoms. Members of the team had previously reported ...

What if infections of respiratory syncytial virus, known as R.S.V., peak at unusual levels, as they did in the 2022-23 season? What if the new strain of mpox, which is especially virulent ...

While the infection caused by the Marburg virus is slightly less virulent than that of the Ebola virus, it presents with the same symptoms, in other words, fever followed by vomiting, diarrhea and ...

This useful study examines the function of the rnc gene, which encodes the RNase III ribonuclease, as it relates to virulence of Salmonella Enteritidis. The authors demonstrate that the rnc gene is ...