Nearly 119,000 birds have been culled at a farm in California after a bird flu called H5N9 was detected among the poultry.
The influenza A virus (IAV) is known for its segmented genome, which consists of eight distinct viral RNA segments (vRNAs). This unique structure allows for genetic reassortment, a process that ...
However, our improved knowledge about influenza virus structure and its biological properties have enabled us to use genetic reassortment techniques to modify 'wild-type' strains so as to increase ...
The research team, studying the efficacy of a preventive antibody-based therapy, found it successfully protects monkeys from ...
To learn more about the recent bird flu outbreaks, we spoke with Asha Shah, MD, director of infectious diseases and ...
On Monday, Louisiana health officials announced that a person hospitalized last month with a severe case of avian influenza — ...
The highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 infection has killed millions of birds around the world, and has spread to humans ...
All nine macaques given the control developed severe disease when exposed to bird flu, as did all given the smallest dose of ...