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In both of those cases, virus samples showed that once it was in the body, it mutated in ways that would allow it to stick to cells in the mucous membrane lining the upper respiratory tract.

Virulence factor of the influenza A virus mapped in real-time. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2019 / 05 / 190520093446.htm ...

Avian influenza (H5N1) is of great concern because of the current outbreaks in Asia and the potential for pandemic spread. This virus is highly contagious in birds and spreads easily due to the ...

hnRNPM regulates influenza A virus replication through distinct mechanisms in human and avian cells: implications for cross-species transmission, Journal of Virology, 99, 6, (2025). https://doi ...

What’s next for avian flu? Genetic tests of California farmworkers could reveal viral evolution Scientists sequence the genomes of bird flu virus found this week in two sick dairy workers.

Humans could one day be struck down by ‘dog flu’ – a mutated form of avian influenza which is slowly evolving. H3N2 seeded itself in dogs almost two decades ago.

A recent outbreak of bird flu, also known as avian influenza or H5N1, in parts of India, including Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana, has raised concerns. This highly contagious viral disease ...

Avian influenza (“bird flu”) was first described in the late 1800s. It’s a highly transmissible and usually mild disease of wild birds such as geese, swans, seagulls, shorebirds, and also ...

H5N1 avian influenza viruses have been found in birds since 1996 and have infected more than 880 people globally since 1997. In the United States, a poultry worker tested positive for H5N1 in 2022.