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Novel, needle-free, live-attenuated influenza vaccines with broad protection against human and avian virus subtypes

A research team led by the School of Public Health in the LKS Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong…

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Viruses under the super microscope: How influenza viruses communicate with cells

Influenza viruses are among the most likely triggers of future pandemics. A research team from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection…

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Single-dose baloxavir reduces household influenza transmission

A landmark study published in The New England Journal of Medicine reveals that a single oral dose of baloxavir marboxil…

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Nasal spray H5N1 avian influenza vaccine developed

The State Key Laboratory for Emerging Infectious Diseases at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the InnoHK Centre for…

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An antiviral chewing gum to reduce influenza and herpes simplex virus transmission

In today’s interconnected world, infectious diseases pose an escalating threat, as demonstrated by the coronavirus pandemic and outbreaks of H1N1,…

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Influenza A viruses adapt shape in response to environmental pressures

Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape — to become either spheres or larger filaments — to favor their…

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