A rapidly-spreading H5N1 avian influenza, otherwise known as bird flu, has been devastating bird flocks and showing signs of ...

The H5N1 Avian influenza is decimating bird populations around the world. More than 136 million birds have been affected in ...

even though they remain H1N1 and H3N2," he said. "In this case, the H5 in the H5N9 was the H5 from the currently circulating H5N1 bird flu that is more pathogenic." "While H5N9 is not generally a ...

At the same time, recent CDC data shows that seasonal influenza A is rising across the U.S. — specifically the H1N1 (swine flu) and H3N2 strains ... it’s not H5N1 avian flu?

In this prospective observational study, immune protection against H5N1 and H7N9 avian influenza ... 48.4 years); likely primed by A(H3N2) subtype clade 2 virus. 1978-1997 (group 3 [G3]; n ...

They screened 7196 influenza isolates (6524 of them H3N2 viruses) for amino acid substitutions ... In earlier studies, all H5N1 human isolates tested were resistant to amantadine and rimantadine.

and H3N2 strains. While it may just seem like a tiny change in numbers, these differences in flu viruses can mean they are more pathogenic and deadly. But how do researchers know that if a person ...