influenza

One hundred years ago, celebrations marking the end of the First World War were cut short by the onslaught of a devastating disease: the 1918-19...

Researchers at the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford have discovered a new molecule that plays a key role in the immune response...

We are more susceptible to infection at certain times of the day as our body clock affects the ability of viruses to replicate and spread between...

The wide diversity of flu in pigs across multiple continents, mostly introduced from humans, highlights the significant potential of new swine flu...

As well as telling us more about earlier societies, the study of diseases in the past is proving an invaluable tool for modern science, as a new book...

An international team of researchers has shown that it may be possible to improve the effectiveness of the seasonal flu vaccine by ‘pre-empting’ the...

Scientists focusing on the ecology and evolution of avian flu.

A newly designated Collaborating Centre at the University of Cambridge will support the World Health Organization (WHO) in detecting and responding...