To create the experimental bird flu vaccine, the researchers added what's called a histidine tag, or his-tag, to both the H5 and N1. His-tags are short strings of amino acids that have a natural ...

Global experts urge to prepare for possible new pandemic as new H5N1 bird flu outbreak spreads to dairy animals, human infections. Here's what to know ...

According to CDC, H5 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and US dairy cows with several recent human cases in U.S. dairy and poultry workers.

Lovell says those results show the important role that the H5 protein plays in developing immunity to bird flu. H5 doses help the body remember and destroy the intruder. Whereas, N1 doses reduce ...

In the study, scientists describe a process they’ve developed for creating doses with precise amounts of two key proteins – hemagglutinin (H5) and neuraminidase (N1) – that prompt the body’s immune ...

In early 2024, the bird influenza ... avian flu, including support for biosecurity, financial relief for farmers and vaccine research. Companies have designed bird vaccines against H5-containing ...

As a bird flu outbreak rippled through dairy and poultry ... said there had been 70 confirmed human cases of avian influenza A(H5) in the US since April 2024, linking 26 to exposure to infected ...

In the study, scientists describe a process they’ve developed for creating doses with precise amounts of two key proteins – hemagglutinin (H5) and neuraminidase (N1) – that prompt the body’s immune ...