He named the bacterium Bacillus influenzae, but it quickly became known known as Pfeiffer’s bacillus. After all, Pfeiffer was chief of the Scientific Section of the Berlin Institute for ...

Boy, 8, Contracts Rare Bacterial Illness, Dies 16 Hours Later: ‘I Could Feel His Little Heartbeat Fade Away’ The family of Liam Dahlberg is urging parents to make sure their children are ...

The 1918 Spanish flu pandemic was caused by a particularly virulent strain of influenza virus. It infected 500 million people, caused around 50 million deaths, and its impact was so severe that ...

Physicians who champion immunization sustain herd immunity, reducing the incidence of severe diseases, hospitalizations, and ...

Haemophilus influenzae is a kind of bacteria that can cause flu-like symptoms. Haemophilus influenzae does not cause the flu and actually has nothing to do with the influenza virus.

When soldiers began dying off from influenza at the end of World War I, doctors were confident the disease was caused by a species of bacteria called Bacillus influenzae.

Haemophilus influenzae, a type of bacteria, can cause different kinds of infections ranging from mild, such as ear infections, to serious, such as bloodstream infections, according to the U.S ...

UNICEF and WHO reports reveal that despite widespread vaccine hesitancy threatening child health across Europe and Central Asia, Bulgaria is showing promising improvements in childhood immunization ...

Researchers identify approach for potential nontypeable haemophilus influenzae vaccine Researchers focused on two proteins that help the bacteria adhere to respiratory cells and are conserved ...

UB scores a perfect 10 on NIH grant application and is awarded multi-million dollar grant to study bacterium.

Hemophilus Influenzae Type B Meningitis: A Global Burden —This systematic review evaluated the incidence of Hib meningitis in children under 5 across 6 regions of the world.