The strain of bird flu that infected a Michigan dairy worker in May 2024 is capable of airborne transmission, according to ...

A new study published in Nature Microbiology has uncovered significant genetic and antigenic diversity among H9N2 avian ...

The avian influenza virus needs to mutate to cross the species barrier and to infect and replicate within mammalian cells. Scientists have now deciphered the structure of the avian influenza virus ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza reached Antarctica’s mainland in early 2024, leaving Australia, New Zealand and Pacific ...

The first known case of H5N1 avian flu in a person was in 1997 ... Messer says one interesting aspect of the virus’s structure is that it can pair well with lots of different host enzymes ...

Moderna's avian flu vaccine contract canceled by HHS amid ongoing debates about mRNA technology safety and effectiveness.

The H5N1 avian flu virus has affected nearly 1.4 million birds. With the most recent outbreak, three of Arizona's largest layer farms have been infected, leading to the loss of more than 5 million ...

A non-peer-reviewed UK study found live H5N1 can persist in raw milk for over a day at room temperature and a week in the ...

Avian influenza viruses come in different subtypes, which are named according to subtle variations in the structure of two key proteins on the surface of the virus: hemagglutinin (H) and ...

This bird flu, which scientists call highly pathogenic avian influenza ... To become adept at infecting humans, the virus would have to change the structure of its hemagglutinin.

Shah: This is a highly pathogenic avian influenza, H5N1—what people are commonly referring to as the bird flu. Influenza, in general, small changes in the genetic structure of the virus can lead ...

Pediatric patients exhibited high risk for severe avian influenza A/H5N1, suggesting clinical therapeutic and vaccine trials should be prioritized in this population.