The Scripps Research Institute finding counters prevailing thought that the virus would require multiple mutations before it ...

A new study finds tweaking part of the H5N1 virus infecting dairy cows in a single spot could allow it to better attach to ...

While RSV is not on the CDC’s current list of Nationally Notifiable Diseases like COVID and influenza, a new rule from the ...

The potential mutation would allow the avian influenza virus sweeping through dairy herds to attach to a receptor protein on ...

Pregnancy Enhances Natural Immunity to Block Severe Flu Dec. 2 ... Scientists have now deciphered the structure of the avian influenza virus's ... Nov. 7, 2024 — Increased capabilities for ...

Cows don’t typically get the flu. The recent H5N1 flu outbreak in U.S. dairy herds is a wake-up call, not just about the ...

Bird flu, also known as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), is caused by a virus that can result in serious illness and death in birds and mammals. The virus has been around for decades ...

There are lots of different strains of the bird flu virus, which is officially referred to as 'Influenza A virus'. While most of the strains don't infect humans, H5N1 is one of the strains to ...

A study published in Science looks at a mutation in bovine influenza (H5N1) hemagglutinin (HA) which could switch binding specificity to human receptors. Prof Ian Brown, Dr Thomas Peacock and Prof ...

The crystal structure of the hemagglutinin of both the viruses is similar, especially within the Sa antigenic site. Compared with seasonal influenza outbreaks, the overall impact of the 2009 H1N1 ...

Scientists have an idea of how bird flu would have to evolve in order to spread more easily among humans: A mutation in one protein on the virus' surface could help it bind better human cells.

the virus that causes avian influenza. Milk has been a central concern as cases of bird flu have ticked up over the past year. Researchers believe the virus has spread between cows and to ...