Influenza diagnostic test performance can be adversely affected by viral genetic and
antigenic changes and should be re-assessed annually. Variability in sensitivity and …

To investigate potential transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
(SARS-CoV-2) during a domestic flight within Australia, we performed epidemiologic …

Background A fatal case of Japanese encephalitis (JE) occurred in a resident of the Tiwi
Islands, in the Northern Territory of Australia in February 2021, preceding the large JE …

Rapid and accurate diagnosis of influenza is important for infection control, as well as for
patient management. Alere i Influenza A&B is an isothermal nucleic acid amplification-based …

Background Febrile seizures are common in young children. Annual peaks in incidence
mirror increased respiratory virus activity during winter. Limited virological data are available …

Following the global spread of pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009, several pandemic
vaccines have been rapidly developed. The United Kingdom and many other countries in …

Reverse-transcription PCR (RT-PCR) coupled with electrospray ionization mass
spectrometry (ESI-MS) is a high-throughput nucleic acid-based technology that relies on the …

Background Influenza is a major cause of respiratory illness in young children. Assessing
the impact of infection on children and the community is required to guide immunisation …

Background Alpinia katsumadai (AK) extracts and fractions were tested for in vitro antiviral
activities against influenza virus type A, specially human A/PR/8/34 (H1N1) and avian …

Metagenomics revealed an impressive breadth of previously unrecognized viruses. Here,
we report the virome of the Culex annulirostris Skuse mosquito, an important vector of …