Influenza is a highly contagious viral infection that affects the respiratory system. Although often dismissed as a seasonal ...

Nearly 119,000 birds have been culled at a farm in California after a bird flu called H5N9 was detected among the poultry ...

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The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today confirmed H5N1 avian flu ...

In early December 2024, a group of researchers published an article in the journal Science, entitled “A single mutation in ...

The article investigates the complex mechanisms through which the H5N1 avian influenza virus (AIV) interacts with host tissues, specifically in cattle. The study centers on the hemagglutinin (HA) ...

A prophylactic antibody-based immune therapy protects monkeys against severe disease caused by H5N1 avian flu, University of Pittsburgh and NIH Vaccine Research Center researchers report today in ...

The antibody targets a stable part of the bird flu virus, ensuring that the immune protection can resist new variants and offer long-term protection against the globally spreading airborne infection.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bird flu outbreaks have impacted poultry in 51 states, while the ...

The California duck farm's strain of H5N9 is different from those earlier cases because this time it is closely related to a ...

Spanish flu pandemic was caused by a particularly virulent strain of influenza virus. It infected 500 million people, caused ...