A new strain of the deadly bird flu virus with pandemic potential has resurfaced in China.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2017/04/health/bird-flu-h7n9-outbreak-china/
A robust, early CD8+ T-cell response is associated with a faster recovery from H7N9 influenza infections.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2015/05/in-the-lab/step-closer-one-time-universal-influenza-vaccine/
Infectious diseases such as dengue and influenza continue to plague the world despite our best efforts to develop vaccines and drugs. Sim Shuzhen takes stock of how scientists are faring in the f...
https://www.asianscientist.com/2015/04/features/trying-viral/
The current strain of influenza circulating in India could be more virulent than the 2009 North American strain, highlighting the need for greater surveillance.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2015/03/in-the-lab/indias-swine-flu-virus-potentially-virulent/
Chicken and quail are the likely source of bird flu in China, according to a study. Alarmingly, they show no symptoms, making eradication of the virus difficult.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2014/03/in-the-lab/h7n9-china-chicken-quail-culprits-2014/
Researchers have discovered that some indigenous groups will be more susceptible to the effects of the new strain of H7N9 influenza in China.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2014/01/health/indigenous-groups-vulnerable-h7n9-viruses-2014/
Bacteria found in a traditional Japanese pickle can prevent infection by the flu virus in mice, according to a new study.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/11/in-the-lab/japanese-superfood-prevent-flu-infection-2013/
Taiwanese vaccine maker Adimmune Corp has received approval from the Chinese government to start Phase III clinical trials of its flu vaccine in China.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/10/pharma/adimmune-flu-vaccine-trials-china-2013/
In the past decade of intensive farming industrialization, a deluge of viral diseases has threatened public health, writes Zaria Gorvett.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/10/features/viral-factory-2013/
Seven interesting and captivating articles from the October 2013 issue of Asian Scientist Magazine.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/10/topnews/7-must-read-stories-october-2013/
A new laboratory-confirmed case of human infection with the H7N9 virus has been reported in east China's Zhejiang Province.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/10/topnews/china-reports-h7n9-human-infection-august-2013/
Researchers studying the bird flu are looking for conditions that could lead to human transmission.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/09/health/struggle-explain-bird-flus-spread-humans-2013/
The H7N9 virus has several highly unusual traits that paint a disquieting picture of a pathogen that may yet lead to a pandemic, say experts.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/07/health/h7n9-influenza-history-similar-viruses-concern-2013/
Taiwan-based vaccine maker Adimmune Corp says that it has the capacity to produce up to three million units per month of its preliminary H7N9 influenza vaccine.
A new study from the Chinese CDC suggests that the H7N9 influenza A virus possesses a suite of biological features that may be a serious threat to humans.
Research into animals, both common and obscure, are yielding insights into human health that are not always expected, writes Shuzhen Sim.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/06/features/studying-animals-improve-human-health-2013/
Researchers have uncovered new information about the latest strain of type A influenza, known as H7N9.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/06/in-the-lab/details-h7n9-infection-uncovered-2013/
The immediate threat from the H7N9 avian influenza virus is over, said WHO Director-General Dr. Margaret Chan at the 66th World Health Assembly in Geneva.
The novel avian influenza A H7N9 virus might have evolved from at least four origins, say Chinese researchers.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/05/health/h7n9-genes-originated-sources-lancet-2013/
Chinese researchers have identified the origins of the novel H7N9 influenza virus that has led to 109 human infections and 22 deaths in China.
China's Ministry of Finance said Wednesday it has allocated 303 million yuan to control the spread of the H7N9 avian flu.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/04/topnews/china-spend-us49m-control-h7n9-avian-flu/
A genetic analysis of the avian flu virus responsible for at least 11 human deaths in China portrays a virus evolving to adapt to human cells.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/04/in-the-lab/h7n9-bird-flu-strain-adapted-humans-2013/
Its VereFlu lab-on-a-chip platform has been shown to detect the H7N9 avian flu subtype that is responsible for the recent flu outbreak in China.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/04/tech/veredus-vereflu-chip-detects-h7n9-bird-flu-2013/
More than 900 delegates have gathered at the World Health Summit Asia 2013 in Singapore to discuss the issues and challenges in public health facing Asia.
The World Health Organization has released a FAQ list answering some questions relating to the H7N9 influenza A virus outbreak in China.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/04/health/who-health-advisory-h7n9-influenza-virus-china-2013/
As of Sunday evening, China has confirmed 21 cases of human infection with H7N9 influenza virus, with six people dead.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/04/topnews/china-approves-flu-drug-h7n9-death-toll-rises-2013/
Four more cases of infection with the lesser-known H7N9 avian influenza virus were reported in east China's Jiangsu Province on Tuesday.
Three cases of human infection of H7N9 have been found in China, the Chinese National Health and Family Planning Commission said Sunday.
https://www.asianscientist.com/2013/04/topnews/deaths-h7n9-avian-influenza-china-2013/