Influenza

From regulatory shifts to breakthrough diagnostics, the stories that defined clinical labs in 2025

Study reveals why bird flu resists fever, emphasizing the importance of laboratory testing to track high-risk viruses

Study highlights the critical need for early intensive care in influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy, a severe brain swelling condition

Cleared for use on Roche’s cobas® systems, the new PCR test supports syndromic respiratory diagnostics with customizable panels and digital reflex capability

As influenza strains and public health priorities evolve, clinical labs must reevaluate their testing strategies

New infectious disease research solutions to be spotlighted at ASM Microbe 2025

The CDC is also tracking a fourth virus called norovirus after unprecedented outbreaks in 14 states, leading to a "quad demic" this season

To prepare for if the current H5N1 outbreak worsens, Hologic will work with the CDC to develop reagents that may be used for H5N1 testing

The new strain of H5N1 has spread for about five years, adapting and moving into domestic poultry flocks and requiring the culling of millions of chickens, turkeys, and ducks

PCR/qPCR solution will support surveillance and monitoring of the current H5N1 strain of bird flu in response to multi-state outbreak in US dairy cows