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Influenza hemagglutinin subunit vaccines are more effective and offer better cross protection against various influenza virus ...
Seasonal influenza is bad enough. Over the past four decades it has killed 3,000 to 48,000 Americans annually, depending on the dominant virus strains in circulation, among other things. And more ...
Nuclear AGO2 supports influenza A virus replication through type-I interferon regulation. Nucleic Acids Research, 2025; 53 (7) DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkaf268 ...
The CSIC-UNESPA scientific expedition has been underway since last January with the aim of monitoring the presence of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI H5N1) in Antarctica. The ...
The most common complication of severe influenza is pneumonia, a lung infection that can result from the flu virus or from a secondary bacterial infection, Dr. Liu said.
As the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains, bird flu is a disease caused by the influenza A virus. At the same time, recent CDC data shows that seasonal influenza A is rising ...
The highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 has adapted to spread between birds and marine mammals, posing an immediate threat to wildlife conservation, according to a study from the University ...
Avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu, is a viral infection that primarily affects birds. Among the various subtypes, the H9N2 avian influenza virus has gained attention due to its ability ...
This Cow and Pig Influenza Virus Could Infect Humans: What We Know So Far Influenza D is only known to sicken cattle and pigs, but it “has everything it needs” to jump into people ...
A flu virus found in a sturgeon hints that influenza viruses originated in fish around 600 million years ago and evolved with their hosts to infect a wide range of species today.
Thus, co-infection with the influenza A virus induces a more robust IFN response, strengthens the antiviral response during SARS-CoV-2 co-infections and suppresses the replication of SARS-CoV-2.