Flu (Influenza)

Research

Ongoing influenza research is wide-ranging, and falls into several categories:

• Recent Scientific Findings
• Basic Research
• Diagnostic Progress
• Advances in Treatment
• Vaccines Research
• Pandemic

Reports and Plans

Influenza is notable in its ability to produce annual epidemics of disease in both developed and developing countries. Currently, influenza vaccination is the primary method of preventing influenza and its severe complications.

Clinical Studies

Learn about NIAID-supported influenza clinical studies and ongoing avian influenza clinical trials

NIAID Labs Researching Influenza and Related Topics

Read about the labs and researchers doing influenza research at NIAID.

Services and Resources for Researchers

Scientists around the world can access NIAID resources, including the Centers of Excellence for Influenza Research and Surveillance and influenza genome sequencing projects.

Research Features

• NIAID Lab Attacks Flu From Different Directions
• NIAID Labs Rise to the H1N1 Challenge
• Study May Help Bring New Life to Old Flu Drugs
• New Test Tells a Patient's Flu Type–and Subtype–in Minutes, Not Days

• Vaccine and Treatment Evaluation Units (VTEUs) are launching clinical trials of H1N1 vaccines.

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