Catani and colleagues provide data on antigenic properties of neuraminidase proteins of pandemic H1N1 and show that antigenic diversity of the neuraminidase from 2009 to 2020 largely falls into two ...

To maintain vaccine efficacy, WHO regularly updates influenza vaccine strains based on global epidemiological, virological, ...

The influenza A virus genome consists of eight segments of single-stranded, negative-sense viral RNA, which encode multiple proteins, including hemagglutinin (HA), neuraminidase (NA), matrix ...

The recommendations were made following a meeting that included experts from the FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Department of Defense.

Raw cheese made with milk from dairy cattle infected with bird flu can harbor infectious virus for months and may be a risk ...

Mar. 3, 2025 — As highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread in the U.S., posing serious threats to dairy and poultry farms, both farmers and public health experts need better ...

Pandemic influenza remains a significant global health threat, as signalled by the circulation and cross-species transmission of avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses from the clade 2.3.4.4b, including ...

Zydus Lifesciences on Wednesday (February 26, 2025) said it is introducing a vaccine for protection against new strain of influenza virus. “The company is introducing country’s first flu ...