Most cases of human bird flu infections are due to contact with infected poultry or surfaces that are contaminated with ...

The avian influenza virus needs to mutate to cross the species barrier and to infect and replicate within mammalian cells. Scientists have now deciphered the structure of the avian influenza virus ...

In recent years, public health measures, surveillance, and vaccination have helped bring about significant progress in reducing the impact of seasonal flu epidemics, caused by human influenza viruses ...

Shah: This is a highly pathogenic avian influenza, H5N1—what people are commonly referring to as the bird flu. Influenza, in general, small changes in the genetic structure of the virus can lead ...

Avian influenza viruses come in different subtypes, which are named according to subtle variations in the structure of two ...

"Similarly, the stalk region of the bird flu virus closely resembles the same structure of seasonal influenza, which makes it possible for stalk-targeting antibodies to provide universal protection." ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza reached Antarctica’s mainland in early 2024, leaving Australia, New Zealand and Pacific ...

The first known case of H5N1 avian flu in a person was in 1997 ... Messer says one interesting aspect of the virus’s structure is that it can pair well with lots of different host enzymes ...