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 ...

Scientists are sounding the alarm about a concerning genetic mutation of the H5N1 bird flu virus, recently identified in four ...

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Mar. 1, 2024 — Researchers have identified antibodies targeting a hard-to-spot region of the influenza virus, shedding light on the relatively unexplored 'dark side' of the neuraminidase (NA ...

In three human cases, scientists identified an amino acid substitution, NA-S247N ... Avian Influenza (HPAI) viruses, as the route of exposure in dairy cows and mode of virus transmission remains ...

N1 NA selection, characterization of recombinant N1 NAs ... normalized NAI values as fold lower than the serum with the highest normalized NAI for each virus. The highest NAI value against NIBRG-14 ...

Older adults who were exposed to seasonal flu viruses that circulated prior to 1968 are more likely to have some protection against H5N1, and children would benefit more from H5N1 vaccines.

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

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.

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 ...

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