Avian influenza viruses come in different subtypes, which are named according to subtle variations in the structure of two ...

Avian influenza (AI) is a highly contagious viral disease affecting poultry and wild water birds, posing significant global challenges due to its high mortality rates and economic impacts. Highly ...

As cases of seasonal influenza surge, health officials are closely monitoring a growing threat—the potential fusion of human ...

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 ...

Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape -- to become either spheres or larger filaments -- to favor their ability to infect cells depending on environmental conditions, according ...

There’s more to bird flu than expensive eggs. You may have noticed egg prices going up, and even eggs being scarce. Bird flu ...

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have taken a step toward developing a bird flu vaccine. And their findings could ...

Pasteurization is the only widely recognized method of killing H5N1, the virus that causes bird flu, in milk. However, ...

Zoetis (ZTS) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Center for Veterinary Biologics, has issued the company a conditional license ...

A version of the avian influenza virus different from the one rampaging through herds since last spring has been detected in ...

A new antibody therapy effectively protects monkeys from severe H5N1 avian flu, offering hope for a universal flu vaccine and ...