The Bird Flu Virus Is Mutating Fast – And Scientists Say Our Vaccines May Not Be Enough
H5N1 influenza is evolving rapidly, weakening the effectiveness of existing antibodies and increasing its potential threat to ...
H5N1 influenza viral lineages beginning to evade human immunological defenses, research finds
New computational modeling of avian influenza variants' immunoprotein interactions—developed by a research team at the ...
Bird flu: US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dismays scientists by suggesting to let the virus run
The idea, taken up by the Secretary of State for Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, worries scientists and veterinarians alike. It ...
We’ve entered a forever war with bird flu
Bird flu “is adapting to mammals, and it continues to show new tricks,” Nelson tells The Verge. The virus is spreading widely ...
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H5N1 dairy cow study finds sustained milk production drop, extensive transmission across herd
In outbreak developments, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) ...
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An overview of influenza H5 vaccines
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 ...
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Computational modeling of H5 Influenza variants vs. HA1 antibodies
The H5N1 influenza virus poses a significant threat to public health due to its potential to shift from an epidemic to a pandemic. Since its emergence in the 1990s, H5N1 has demonstrated a concerning ...
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Robert F. Kennedy's Plan For Bird Flu Could Have Dire Consequences For The World's Health
R obert F. Kennedy Jr, the man in charge of the USA's health policy, has come up with a new plan for tackling the potential ...
Two domestic cats infected with H5N1 virus in Michigan
H5N1, which was first detected in 1996 in China and was found in the United States in 2022, has affected 160 million poultry ...
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H5N1 influenza viral lineages beginning to evade human immunological defenses, UNC Charlotte research finds
New computational modeling of avian influenza variants’ immunoprotein interactions – developed by a research team at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte – reveals the H5N1 influenza virus is ...