Drones Detect Virus in Arctic Whales' Breath

The drones carry Petri dishes and hover over the blowholes of northern whales. Droplets of their respiratory fluid land on ...
NBC 6 South Florida

As bird flu spreads in cattle, some states still aren't part of US milk testing

Three of America’s top milk-producing states aren’t a part of federal surveillance testing for bird flu even as a new variant is turning up in dairy cattle, in what some public health experts say is a ...
Sacramento Bee

Sacramento County officials detect West Nile virus in mosquitoes for first time in 2025

A sample of mosquitoes in Sacramento County has tested positive for West Nile virus for the first time in 2025. The Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District announced the positive test — ...
Nanowerk

Nanoscale quartz films on silicon wafers enable virus biosensors five times more sensitive than ELISA

Crystalline quartz films grown on four-inch silicon wafers detect Chikungunya virus at sensitivities surpassing standard ...
News Medical

Tanaka develops world's first kit to directly detect ZIKA virus in blood

Tanaka Holdings Co., Ltd. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director & CEO: Akira Tanae) announced today that Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative ...
EurekAlert!

Stanford study reveals flu virus remains infectious in refrigerated raw milk

Raw milk, hailed by some as a natural and nutritious alternative to pasteurized dairy, may come with hidden dangers, according to a new Stanford University study. The research, published December 12 ...