A new study published in Nature Microbiology has uncovered significant genetic and antigenic diversity among H9N2 avian influenza viruses (AIVs) circulating in poultry across China, highlighting ...

HKUMed has achieved a significant breakthrough in developing needle-free, live-attenuated influenza vaccines with broad protection against human and avian virus subtypes.

Flu viruses that infect humans and birds are both categorized by their H and N proteins, but avian influenza viruses infect birds as their primary hosts.

The evolution of the virus in Antarctica The highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of the avian influenza virus initially evolved in domestic poultry but has recently adapted to spread among wildlife.

Influenza A virus particles strategically adapt their shape -- to become either spheres or larger filaments -- to favor their ability to infect cells depending on environmental conditions ...

The structure of the Nipah virus polymerase complex elucidated using cryoelectron microscopy.

Avian influenza viruses are dotted with surface proteins that allow them to bind to bird cell receptors, which permit the virus to enter the cells.

His research involves studying the structure of viruses and how they interface with the cells of their hosts’ bodies — hence the mapping of the Zika antibodies. That structural understanding is key to ...

H5N1 influenza has been reported in dairy cows, and detected in milk. Here’s a look at what’s known about how pasteurization affects the virus and the safety of consuming H5N1-contaminated milk.

As winter ends, several viruses are still continuing to rise across the U.S., according to data from WastewaterSCAN, a network of wastewater surveillance sites. Norovirus, one type of influenza ...

A flu virus found in a sturgeon hints that influenza viruses originated in fish around 600 million years ago and evolved with their hosts to infect a wide range of species today.

Vaccines remain the best defense against COVID-19 and influenza, with the flu vaccine mainly targeting two proteins on the virus’s surface. Researchers in ACS Central Science report that simulations ...