H5N1 influenza is evolving rapidly, weakening the effectiveness of existing antibodies and increasing its potential threat to ...

The heads of countless hemagglutinin proteins are arrayed on the surface portion of the virus along with another mushroom-shaped influenza protein: neuraminidase.

As scientists, we often think we understand a virus—its structure, its tricks, the way it moves through the body. But every ...

The team tested the device using aerosolized inactivated viruses to evaluate the performance of the sensor unit. The machine sampled the air continuously, providing a readout every 5 min, and ...

If this occurs, H5N1 could potentially start spreading from human to human. Influenza viruses are covered with two lollipop-shaped proteins called hemagglutinin and neuraminidase, for which the ...

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

Mar. 3, 2025 — As highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread in the U.S., posing serious threats to dairy and poultry farms, both farmers and public health experts need better ...

Early animal studies show that a single vaccine could protect the recipient from different variants of the coronaviruses that ...

This influenza season has been particularly severe in the United States, with CDC data showing a rate of hospitalization related to flu that is higher than any other season in the past 14 years.