Pigs could play a key role in ending the flu as we know it. That’s the message behind new research testing a ...

Ever been confused by the names for bird flu or Spanish flu H1N1? Type A influenza has 130 known subtypes, but which ones cause the flu in people? Here’s what the numbers mean. Avid virus ...

The H1N1 swine flu virus appeared in the U.S. in April 2009 and never went away. After sweeping the globe, U.S. H1N1 swine flu cases surged as schools opened in the fall. What is H1N1 swine flu?

Annual flu shots could become a thing of the past under a new vaccine strategy developed and tested by University of Nebraska–Lincoln virologist Eric Weaver and his laboratory team.

All four flu pandemics — in 1918, 1957 and 1968 and the swine flu pandemic of 2009 — were caused by Type A viruses. Influenza B viruses, however, only circulate in humans. They are divided ...

Feb. 26, 2025 — Pre-existing immunity against seasonal H1N1 flu might ... according to a new ... New Type of Antibody Shows Promise Against Multiple Forms of Flu Virus Dec. 21, 2023 ...

After being exposed to flu strains, the pigs that received the Epigraph vaccine did not get sick. They also developed strong ...

At the same time, recent CDC data shows that seasonal influenza A is rising across the U.S. — specifically the H1N1 (swine flu ... other avian influenza viruses are a type A influenza virus.

The idea is biologically plausible and historically grounded — and it reframes how we think about the origin of pandemics.

Two types of influenza viruses are responsible for seasonal ... and pigs (such as in the 2009 H1N1 "Swine Flu" pandemic). In contrast, influenza B can only infect humans and is less likely to ...

Some strains of the Type A virus H1N1 are endemic (consistently present) in humans, bird, and pigs. Annual flu vaccines help protect us against strains of H1N1 viruses, among others. The A(H1N1 ...