The H5N1 avian influenza virus is mutating to evade immune defenses in mammals following prior infection or vaccination.

South African poultry industry suffers R1. 8 billion in losses as experts warn of potential human transmission risks from the ...

Aug. 19, 2024 — 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 ...

The Trump administration has not staffed an office established by Congress to prepare the nation for future pandemics, ...

A virus similar to avian IAV strains has also been detected in Egyptian bats. A newly identified bat influenza strain ... between the isolated viral structure and H18N11 reference genomes.

For example, a leading goal of the response now is to bring down egg prices, rather than tackling the spread of the virus or preparing ... new strategy to combat avian flu and “deliver ...

Investigators found the virus in two ... a common symptom of avian influenza in cats. While useful, the ad hoc addition of H5N1 testing to rabies programs is a passive structure.