A rare cell in the lining of lungs is fundamental to the organ-wide response necessary to repair damage from toxins like ...

Influenza hemagglutinin subunit vaccines are more effective and offer better cross protection against various influenza virus ...

A tiny insect called a midge spreads the disease, and the earliest known case dates back to 1955 in a forest worker near a ...

The importance of global influenza surveillance using simple and rapid diagnostics has been frequently highlighted. For influenza type B, the need exists for discrimination between the two currently ...

Box 1. Influenza A viruses. Influenza A virus particles (virions) have a typical diameter of 80–160 nm, and are pleomorphic in shape. Virions consist of a lipid envelope (derived from the host ...