A research team led by plant virus expert Dr. Björn Krenz from the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms ...

Groundbreaking peracetic acid technology could help poultry producers eliminate the threat of deadly pathogens like ...

A recent study by two biological science researchers found that a pathogen for bird pink eye remained viable on bird feeders in winter months much longer than in summer months, without losing any of ...

The virus, called highly pathogenic H5N9, is a type of avian influenza, otherwise known as "bird flu." This is not the same ...

Researchers review the ever-growing list of human viruses, examining their diversity, transmission pathways, and the urgent ...

Henipaviruses can infect many animals, including bats, horses, monkeys, dogs, cats and even rodents. This means they are more ...

The authors have undertaken a useful study to update an existing niche model of highly pathogenic avian influenza. However, there are issues regarding the conceptualisation of the ecological niche of ...

A stand-alone sequencing approach was accurate, cost effective and efficient for analyzing resistant pathogens and ...

A new virus that is related to the deadly Nipah and Hendra viruses has been detected in shrews in the U.S. However, ...

The Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures has added the syphilis pathogen to its ...

The effort by the Emerging & Pandemic Infections Consortium (EPIC), one of several U of T institutional strategic initiatives , supports five projects that aim to understand the fundamental biology of ...

Experts now fear if both strains of H5N1 infect the same cow, the viruses could merge to form a new pathogen that is more infectious or deadly in people. This so-called 'recombinant event' is ...