The H5N1 avian influenza virus is mutating to evade immune defenses in mammals following prior infection or vaccination.

COVID-19, scientists are watching another virus warily: H5N1. It’s been circulating widely in the U.S. — and now, wild birds ...

Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...

New computational modeling of avian influenza variants' immunoprotein interactions—developed by a research team at the ...

Luban: Influenza viruses kill hundreds of thousands of people worldwide each year and have killed tens of millions in pandemics. As influenza spreads from host to host, it gradually accumulates ...

Yoshi Kawaoka: So in the past, there are avian influenza viruses that are in migratory waterfall [that] acquired mutations in PB2 proteins that make the virus replicate better in mammalian species.

and influenza viruses are known for their ability to mutate, Lucar said. One such mutation could be for the NA protein that is the target for oseltamivir, he said. “This could happen ...

1 College of Medicine and Biological Information Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China 2 College of Life and Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Shenyang, China Around 2005, ...

A scientist explained, "H5N1 is classically an avian virus, but certain mutations allow it to replicate in mammalian hosts. This adaptability raises concerns because influenza viruses have the ...

The situation is further complicated by genetic sequencing of the D1.1 viruses, which has identified a mutation known to ... cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza, including a near-fatal ...

Zydus Lifesciences on Wednesday (February 26, 2025) said it is introducing a vaccine for protection against new strain of influenza virus. “The company is introducing country’s first flu ...