Recent outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (also known as bird flu) have created a need for rapid and sensitive detection methods to mitigate its spread. Now, researchers in ACS Sensors ...

The outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza virus in the US is now 1 year old. The virus, commonly known as bird flu, has wrought havoc in the agricultural sector and prompted a dramatic increase in the ...

Wastewater surveillance became a popular choice among public health officials looking to track rapid virus mutations and spread patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic. But what if there was a way to ...

Filoviruses, such as Ebola virus and Marburg virus, can cause viral hemorrhagic fever, with fatality rates reaching up to 90%. While two vaccines are approved for Ebola, no vaccine provides broad ...

LONDON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Germany has found the wild polio virus in a sewage sample in Hamburg, the first such detection in Europe since 2010. Polio, short for poliomyelitis, is an infectious disease ...

DNA and RNA aptamers can power portable biosensors that detect viruses within minutes, with potential uses beyond clinical ...

Rapid and reliable virus detection is one of the most critical tools for controlling outbreaks, from seasonal influenza to ...

Public health officials in Solano County on Tuesday confirmed a positive West Nile Virus detection in mosquitoes collected from near the Birds Landing area in the Sacramento delta. Solano County's ...

A damaging cotton virus thought to be a recent invader has actually been hiding in U.S. fields for nearly two decades. New ...

Suspected Nipah virus cases in West Bengal have triggered heightened surveillance and a national health response. What Nipah ...