Kennedy’s decision to replace ACIP wholesale and the comments he has made about deviating from standard vaccine policymaking ...

Recent findings reveal H5N1 avian influenza is evolving, evading immunity, and increasing pandemic potential, highlighting urgent vaccine adaptation needs.

Migratory bird season peaks in Michigan in May. Dairy and poultry farmers worry that the birds could bring H5N1 avian influenza with them to Michigan and infect their flocks and herds. Scientists ...

The antigenic evolution of human influenza viruses is typically determined in hemagglutination inhibition tests, which captures the antigenic drift of the viral hemagglutinin (HA) 8, 9. The ...

What’s the difference between influenza A and influenza B, and does it matter which you catch? By Knvul Sheikh Each fall and winter, the flu emerges as a formidable force, spreading through the ...

Colorized transmission electron micrograph of influenza A/H3N2 virus particles, isolated from a patient sample and then propagated in cell culture. Influenza A virus particles adapt shape—as ...

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This approach can help the virus infect new species, and potentially, humans. Flu viruses usually use envelope proteins that surround the virus to enter cells; these proteins erupt from the flu's ...

Influenza viruses may actually have a much shorter infectious lifespan, based on more recent work by virologist Dr. Jane Greatorex at Public Health England.

The influenza A virus can be broken down into different subtypes based on the chemical structure of hemagglutinin (H) and neuraminidase (N) proteins on their surface. For instance, H1N1 and H3N2 are ...

Viruses use the molecular repertoire of the host cell to replicate. Researchers want to exploit this for the treatment of influenza. The team identified a compound that inhibits the body's own ...

The potential “tripledemic” of influenza, SARS-CoV-2 and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) infection continues to be a concern. Vaccines remain the best defense against COVID-19 and influenza ...