A new study published in Nature Microbiology has uncovered significant genetic and antigenic diversity among H9N2 avian ...

Box 1. Current nomenclature for influenza viruses (WHO 1980). The formal nomenclature for the designation of influenza viruses was revised and published by the WHO [43]. The year of isolation ...

Apr. 18, 2025 — A team led by researchers say public ignorance and apathy towards bird flu (highly pathogenic avian influenza, or HPAI) could pose a serious obstacle to containing the virus and ...

This important study advances our understanding of population-level immune responses to influenza in both children and adults. The strength of the evidence supporting the conclusions is compelling, ...

for seasonal and pandemic influenza viruses. Its purpose being to support pandemic preparedness for influenza and other infectious disease threats, this is the first award from BARDA – part of ...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry investigate the structure of these proteins and how they function – from individual molecules through to complex organisms. They make use of the ...

Mutations in MBX2546-resistant influenza A/PR/8/34 (H1N1) viruses are mapped in the HA stem region near the amino terminus of HA2. Finally, we have modeled the binding site of MBX2546 using molecular ...

May 27, 2025 — A new study reveals the biological secret to the Zika virus's infectious success: Zika uses host cells' own 'self-care' system of clearing away useless molecules to suppress the ...

Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Center for Biosafety Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, Hubei 430071, China University of Chinese Academy ...