H9N2 avian influenza viruses in China show extensive genetic and antigenic diversity, with the dominant BJ94 lineage comprising ten co-circulating hemagglutinin sub-subclades.

Between 2021 and 2023, 99.46% of H9N2 isolates carried the HA-L226 mutation linked to human receptor binding; 96.17% contained the NP-N52 mutation associated with resistance to the human MxA ...

A new study published in Nature Microbiology has uncovered significant genetic and antigenic diversity among H9N2 avian influenza viruses (AIVs) circulating in poultry across China, highlighting ...

Research on H9N2 avian influenza shows extensive genetic changes, raising public health concerns and emphasizing the need for enhanced monitoring and vaccines. advertisement.

The Trump administration is rolling out a new strategy to combat avian flu, moving away from mass culling of infected flocks. Spearheaded by National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett and ...

New CDC research suggests the H5N1 avian influenza virus that infected a Michigan dairy farmworker can be transmitted through the air. The revelation, the study's authors wrote, suggests "an ...

(WAVY) – Wildlife officials are keeping a close eye on the spread of avian influenza after nearly 300 birds were found dead along the North Carolina coast earlier this year — most of them bro… ...

A third case of Avian Influenza has been detected at a commercial farm in Maricopa County. On Monday, the Arizona Department of Agriculture announced poultry tested positive for the bird flu.

Dairy cows are more of a priority for a bird flu vaccine. More than 1,000 herds have been affected. Last month, the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia tested an mRNA vaccine against avian ...

Key points In 2024 in the United States, avian influenza A(H5N1) clade 2.3.4.4b was detected for the first time in dairy cattle, an unexpected and previously unrecognized host, with subsequent ...