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 ...

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 ...

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

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… ...

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 ...

Brazil aims to resume chicken exports with trade partners; Reclaiming disease-free status requires WOAH confirmation; 17,000 birds culled in first outbreak in Montenegro ...

In late 2023, bird flu arrived on the rocky shores of the Valdés Peninsula in Argentina, ripping through the local colony of southern elephant seals. More than 17,000 seal pups died.