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

Influenza A virus (IAV) infection triggers derepression of host transposable elements (TEs), which have the potential to form double-stranded (ds)RNAs and could enhance innate antiviral immunity.

A recent study highlights concerns about HKU5 viruses, a subgroup of bat coronaviruses related to MERS-CoV. Researchers found HKU5 can bind to the ACE ...

American researchers suspect of a new COVID-19 variant discovered in China that could lead to another pandemic. Scientists warn that the new HKU5-CoV-2 virus is just one ‘small’ mutation away ...

Moreover, H5N6 viruses have been identified in animals including pigs, cats, and wild birds, suggesting their capacity for interspecies transmission (17). The H5N6 avian influenza virus continues to ...