The influenza A virus genome consists of eight segments of single-stranded, negative-sense viral RNA, which encode multiple ...

A report published by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) details the characterization of viral sequences obtained from the milk of ...

S-337395 is an investigational oral antiviral candidate for RSV infection that inhibits the activity of the L protein, which is essential for virus replication. 1,2 Furthermore, this drug has received ...

Take that same enzyme that makes fireflies glow and tie it to RNA, the molecule that reads the genetic info in DNA. And the hope is that these light-up molecules can help illuminate how viruses ...

The genome of influenza A and B viruses comprises eight negative-sense, single-stranded viral RNA segments, coated with multiple copies of Nucleoproteins (NPs) and bound by an RNA-dependent RNA ...

Waterfowl are natural carriers of avian influenza viruses and play a significant role in spreading HPAI. The bird flu outbreak, which continues to spread across the U.S. and the Eastern Shore of ...

Influenza virus is an infectious respiratory pathogen that encompasses four types: influenza A virus (IAV), IBV, ICV and IDV (Uyeki, 2021; Wolf and Antoon, 2023). Among them, IAV is primarily ...

Read on to learn about the different types of flu. Flu, or influenza, is a contagious respiratory infection caused by various flu viruses. Symptoms include muscle aches and soreness, headache ...

This decision by the health authorities comes in a context of high circulation of the various respiratory viruses in the majority of regions. Influenza affects between 2 and 6 million people every ...

However, because it shares similar symptoms with other respiratory viruses such as Covid-19, influenza, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), it can cause confusion. Though all of these viruses ...

This is the warning of a new paper in the journal Science Advances, which concluded that vaccinating against the highly pathogenic H5 subtype of avian influenza virus (AIV) may drive viral evolution.