Flu

New research shows migratory birds are exposed to a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu before they arrive on Australian shores

Dr Michelle Wille is studying wild birds to understand how they spread viruses across the globe

Creating mathematical and computational models of infectious diseases like pandemic flu gives government and policy-makers a toolkit to respond to this ever-present threat

Killer immune cells that can fight all strains of influenza virus provide the potential for a universal, one-shot flu vaccine

Warnings tell us the next global pandemic is a case of not ‘if’, but ‘when’. So, hypothetically, how is the world preparing itself?

New research has discovered why some people aren’t immune to the flu even after they’ve had the vaccination

New software based on statistical probability principles is helping forecast our flu season, and could also identify the level of threat of a bioterrorist attack

Research finds special flu-fighting cells in our noses that not only stop the influenza virus in its tracks, but could also open the way for a one-shot flu vaccine

A crack team of international scientists are dedicated to fighting the flu, tracking its many mutations across the globe

Immunisation is widely accepted, but the higher the coverage the safer we’ll all be