Nature Outlook: Influenza
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Public HealthInfluenza
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MedicineTowards a universal flu vaccine
A better understanding of the immune response to influenza is driving progress towards vaccines that protect against both seasonal and pandemic flu strains.
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Public HealthQ&A: Keeping antivirals viable
Like all microorganisms, viruses can develop resistance to the drugs meant to treat them, and not only in clinical situations. The rise of environmental resistance to antiviral drugs is a potential disaster we can avert, argues Josef Järhult at Uppsala University in Sweden, especially when it comes to influenza A, the virus that can lead to a human flu pandemic...
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MedicineThe push for better flu therapies
Understanding how the influenza virus replicates inside the body is helping researchers develop a wider range of antiviral drugs.
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Medical & BiotechA sticking point for rapid flu tests?
Rapid molecular tests for influenza are as quick as older on-the-spot tests and much more accurate. But that might not be enough to drive widespread adoption.
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Medical & BiotechReal-time flu tracking
Scientists can track influenza in real time by monitoring social media, leading to more accurate predictions.
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MedicineAccelerating flu protection
Can the latest techniques speed up the dangerously slow production of flu vaccines?
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Public HealthFlu on the farm
Farms help to spread influenza but they might be an early warning system for the next human pandemic.
