Strategic plan for developing a universal influenza vaccine
Developing a universal influenza vaccine -- a vaccine that can provide durable protection for all age groups against multiple strains, including those that might cause a pandemic -- is a public health...
View ArticleAttacking flu viruses from two sides
Researchers have discovered a new way in which certain antibodies interact with the flu virus. This previously unknown form of interaction opens up new possibilities for developing better vaccines and...
View ArticleGenetic screening tool identifies how the flu infiltrates cells
Researchers have developed a genetic screening tool that identified two key factors that allow the influenza virus to infect human lung cells. The technique uses new gene editing tools to create a...
View ArticleStudy predicts 2018 flu vaccine will likely have 20 percent efficacy
A new study of 6,610 human flu sequences predicts that this fall's flu vaccine will likely have the same reduced efficacy against the dominant circulating strain of influenza A as the vaccine given in...
View ArticleTrichomonosis discovered amongst myna birds in Pakistan
A strain of the disease responsible for killing nearly two thirds of the UK's greenfinch population has spread to myna birds in Pakistan. In 2011, the disease was discovered to have reached European...
View ArticleHorses get the flu, too
Flu vaccines for horses haven't been updated in more than 25 years, but researchers have developed a new live equine influenza vaccine that's safe and more protective than existing vaccines....
View ArticleCharacteristics of microorganisms most likely to cause a global pandemic
A potential global catastrophic risk-level pandemic pathogen will most likely have a respiratory mode of transmission; be contagious during the incubation period, prior to symptom development, or when...
View ArticleDogs can be a potential risk for future influenza pandemic
Dogs are a potential reservoir for a future influenza pandemic, according to a new study. The study demonstrated that influenza virus can jump from pigs into canines and that influenza is becoming...
View ArticleFlu virus is protected by mucus when airborne, regardless of humidity
Mucus and other airway secretions that are expelled when a person with the flu coughs or exhales appear to protect the virus when it becomes airborne, regardless of humidity levels, a creative...
View ArticleScientists discover biomarker for flu susceptibility
Researchers have found a way to predict whether someone exposed to the flu virus is likely to become ill. They used a computational approach to pinpoint a blood-based genetic biomarker to determine an...
View ArticleJourney into the lungs of mice infected with influenza
A new tool they call FluVision allows researchers to witness influenza infection in a living animal in action, helping them better understand what happens when a virus infects the lungs and the body...
View ArticleHow the flu virus builds a better mousetrap
For the first time, scientists have directly visualized real-time structural changes in the surface protein of the influenza virus that may help the virus fuse with and enter target cells before...
View ArticleNew way to target flu virus
Researchers used an atom-level simulation to define one mechanism by which the flu virus infects cells. The team said its work could provide a path toward a universal vaccine for viruses.
View ArticleObesity may also impact flu transmission, not just severity of illness
Obesity increases a person's risk for severe complications from influenza, including hospitalization and even death. It may also play a role in how flu spreads, according to a new study. The findings...
View ArticleBird communities dwindle on New Mexico's Pajarito Plateau
Researchers have found declines in the number and diversity of bird populations at nine sites surveyed in northern New Mexico, where eight species vanished over time while others had considerably...
View ArticleCandidate for universal flu vaccine protects against multiple strains
A universal flu vaccine that protects people against most influenza strains is one step closer to reality. The candidate vaccine elicited a strong antibody response to a structure on the surface of flu...
View ArticleA better way to count boreal birds
Knowing approximately how many individuals of a certain species are out there is important for bird conservation efforts, but raw data from bird surveys tends to underestimate bird abundance....
View ArticleSynthetic DNA vaccine effective against influenza A virus subtype
Currently available vaccines for the prevention of seasonal influenza virus infection have limited ability to induce immunity against diverse H3N2 viruses, an influenza A subtype that has led to high...
View ArticlePre-clinical success for a universal flu vaccine offers hope for third...
Researchers have demonstrated pre-clinical success for a universal flu vaccine in a new article.
View ArticleNew bird flu viruses in ducks after vaccines largely prevented H7N9 in chickens
In response to bird flu pandemics starting in 2013, officials in China introduced a new vaccine for chickens in September 2017. Recent findings suggest that the vaccine largely worked but detected two...
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